This article show all participating team squads at the 2003 Pan American Games, played by eight countries held from August 1 to August 17, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Brazil | # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janina Conceição | ||||||
| Dayse Figueiredo | ||||||
| Camila Adão | ||||||
| Fernanda Alves | ||||||
| Fabiana Claudino | ||||||
| Katia Rodrigues | ||||||
| Fernanda Gritzbach | ||||||
| Danielle Lins | ||||||
| Mari Ellen Mendes | ||||||
| Elimara Silva | ||||||
| Joyce Silva | ||||||
| Alessandra Sperb |
Cuba | # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumilka Ruiz (c) | 08.05.1978 | 179 | 62 | 329 | 315 | |
| 2 | Yanelis Santos | 30.03.1986 | 183 | 71 | 315 | 312 | |
| 3 | Nancy Carrillo de la Paz | 11.01.1986 | 190 | 74 | 318 | 315 | |
| 4 | Katia Guevara | ||||||
| 5 | Maisbelis Martínez | 13.06.1977 | 182 | 79 | 322 | 306 | |
| 8 | Yaima Ortiz Charro | 09.11.1981 | 179 | 70 | 325 | 313 | |
| 10 | Indira Mestre | ||||||
| 11 | Liana Mesa Luaces | 26.12.1977 | 179 | 70 | 318 | 307 | |
| 12 | Azurrima Álvarez | ||||||
| 13 | Anniara Muñoz | ||||||
| 17 | Martha Sánchez | ||||||
| 18 | Zoila Barros | 06.08.1976 | 188 | 76 | 325 | 312 |
Dominican Republic | # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annerys Vargas | 07.08.1981 | 194 | 70 | 325 | 315 | |
| 2 | Rosalín Ángeles | 23.07.1985 | 189 | 61 | 310 | 300 | |
| 3 | Yudelkys Bautista | 05.12.1974 | 193 | 68 | 312 | 308 | |
| 5 | Evelyn Carrera | 05.10.1971 | 182 | 70 | 301 | 297 | |
| 6 | Alexandra Caso | 25.04.1987 | 168 | 59 | 243 | 241 | |
| 7 | Sofía Mercedes | 25.05.1976 | 185 | 70 | 306 | 298 | |
| 9 | Nuris Arias | 20.05.1973 | 190 | 78 | 315 | 306 | |
| 10 | Milagros Cabral | 17.10.1978 | 181 | 63 | 308 | 305 | |
| 12 | Francia Jackson (c) | 08.11.1975 | 168 | 71 | 280 | 275 | |
| 14 | Prisilla Rivera | 29.12.1986 | 183 | 67 | 309 | 305 | |
| 15 | Cosiri Rodríguez | 30.08.1977 | 191 | 72 | 313 | 305 | |
| 16 | Kenia Moreta | 07.04.1981 | 191 | 76 | 310 | 305 |
Peru | # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Contreras | |||||||
| Milagros Moy | |||||||
| Mirtha Uribe | |||||||
| Leyla Chihuan | |||||||
| Vanesa Palacios | |||||||
| Natalia Romanova | |||||||
| Kelly Culquimboz | |||||||
| Andrea Ampuero | |||||||
| Carla Tristan | |||||||
| Natalia Malaga |
United States | # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Aldrich | |||||||
| Elisabeth Bachman | |||||||
| Nicole Branagh | |||||||
| Tracy Stalls | |||||||
| Therese Crawford | |||||||
| Sarah Drury | |||||||
| Cynthia Barboza | |||||||
| Lizzy Fitzgerald | |||||||
| Brittany Hochevar | |||||||
| Jennifer Joines | |||||||
| Ogonna Nnamani | |||||||
| Katie Olsovsky |
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