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Raisa O'Farrill Bolanos

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is O'Farrill and the second or maternal family name is Bolaños.
Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños
Personal information
Born(1972-04-17)17 April 1972
Villa Clara, Cuba
Died30 May 2023(2023-05-30) (aged 51)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Volleyball information
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
1988–2000Villa Clara
National team
1992–2000Cuba Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Team

Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños (17 April 1972 – 30 May 2023),[1] more commonly known as Raisa O'Farrill, was a Cuban female volleyball player and two-time Olympian. She helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2][3]

O'Farrill also won a gold medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.[4] On club level she played with Villa Clara.[5]

Teaching

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After her retirement from volleyball, O'Farill was a professor at the Manuel Fajardo University of Cuban Sports.[6]

Death

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O'Farrill died on 30 May 2023, at the age of 51, after a battle with cancer.[2][3]

Clubs

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  • Villa Clara (1988–2000)

References

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  1. ^ "Raisa O'Farrill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Pallavolo Lutto – E' morta a 51 anni la due volte campionessa olimpica Raisa O'Farrill". Ivolleymagazine.it (in Italian). 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (30 May 2023). "Raiza O'Farrill, con las cuatro letras en el pecho". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 - Teams Composition. - Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Raisa O'Farrill". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ Garcia, Juan M. (17 December 2021). "Cuban Sports University pays tribute to educators". Prensa Latina. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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