Kenia Carcaces Opón (born 22 January 1986, in Holguín), also known as Kenia Carcaces, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament. She won the 2007 Pan American Games gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]
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| Full name | Kenia Carcaces Opón | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1986 Holguín, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 323 cm (127 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 306 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter / Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
At the 2007 Cuban Liga Nacional, Carcaces was selected Best digger.[2] Playing Ciudad de La Habana, she won the Cuban National League Championship for the 2010 season and also being selected Best spiker.[3]
At the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters, Carcaces finished in third place, and she was selected Best scorer and Most Valuable Player.[4][5]
Carcaces won the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[6]
Carcaces played at the 2013 Club World Championship with Voléro Zürich and she was selected Best Outside Hitter.[7] Her team lost the bronze medal to Guangdong Evergrande.[8]
Carcaces won the Best Outside Spiker among the Best Team of the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost the bronze medal to the Brazilian SESI-SP 2-3.[9]
In the 2015 South American Club Championship, Carcaces won the Most Valuable Player award and the silver medal in the continental championship.[10]
Clubs edit
Holguín
Hisamitsu Springs (2005–2006)- Ciudad de La Habana (2009–2010)
Voléro Zürich (2013–2014)
Molico Osasco (2014–2016)- Voléro Zürich (2016–2017)
- Saitama Ageo Medics (2017–2018)
VBC Èpiù Casalmaggiore (2018–2020)- Wealth Planet Perugia Volley (2020–2021)
- Megabox Volley Vallefoglia (2021–2022)
- Igor Gorgonzola Novara (2022–2023)
Panathinaikos (2023–present)
Awards edit
Individual edit
- 2005–06 V.Premier League "Best scorer"
- 2007 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best spiker"
- 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best digger"
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Most valuable player"
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Best scorer"
- 2010 Pan-American Cup "Best scorer"
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter"
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter"
- 2015 South American Club Championship "Most valuable player"
Club edit
- 2005–06 V.Premier League -
Runner-up, with Hisamitsu Springs - 2006 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament -
Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs - 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
- 2015 South American Club Championship - Champion, with Molico/Osasco
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship -
Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich - 2023–24 Greek Volleyball League -
Champion, with Panathinaikos
National team edit
Senior team edit
- 2007 Montreux Volley Masters -
Silver medal - 2007 Pan American Games -
Gold medal - 2007 NORCECA Championship - Gold medal
- 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix - Silver medal
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters - Bronze medal
- 2011 Montreux Volley Masters - Silver medal
- 2011 Pan American Games - Silver medal
Junior team edit
- 2002 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 - Bronze medal
References edit
- ^ Agencia Cubana de Noticias. "Juegos Panamericanos - Voleibol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ NORCECA. "Yumilka Ruiz JMV del Campeonato Cubano" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ NORCECA. "Equipos de La Habana ganan Liga Nacional Cubana" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Montreux Volley Masters. "China wins the 26th edition of the Montreux Volley Masters". Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ FIVB. "China win 26th edition of Montreux Volley Masters". Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ FIVB (20 October 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Guangdong beat Zurich 3-1 to claim Women's Club World Champs bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "SUDAMERICANO DE CLUBES: Rexona Ades es campeón" (in Spanish). CSV. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
External links edit
- FIVB profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kenia Carcaces". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
