Annerys Vargas

Annerys Victoria Vargas Valdez (born August 7, 1981) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won four consecutive gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games.[1][2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Valdez.
Annerys Vargas
Personal information
Full nameAnnerys Victoria Vargas Valdez
NationalityDominican Republic
Born (1981-08-07) August 7, 1981
Santo Domingo
HometownSanto Domingo
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike327 cm (129 in)
Block320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubRiver Volley Piacenza
Number1
National team
1998 -Dominican Republic
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Team
2003 Santo Domingo Team
2015 Toronto Team
World Grand Champions Cup
2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team
Pan-American Cup
2016 Santo Domingo Team
2010 Rosarito/Tijuana Team
2008 Mexicali/Tijuana Team
2018 Santo Domingo Team
2017 Cañete/Lima Team
2011 Ciudad Juárez Team
2009 Miami Team
2005 Santo Domingo Team
2007 Colima Team
2006 San Juan Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 San Salvador Team
2006 Cartagena Team
2010 Mayagüez Team
2014 Veracruz Team
NORCECA Championship
2009 Bayamón Team
2011 Caguas Team
2013 Omaha Team
2003 Santo Domingo Team
2005 Port of Spain Team
2007 Winnipeg Team
Final Four Cup
2008 Fortaleza Team
2009 Lima Team
Last updated: June 2011

Career

2003

She won gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[4] There she was awarded best server and blocker.[5] Later that year, she won the Best Blocker and bronze medal at the 2003 NORCECA Championship.[6][7]

2004

She plays as a middle-blocker and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for her native country which finished in 11th place.[8][9][10]

Playing with the Dominican club Los Cachorros, she finished the 2004 season of the Superior Tournament as the First Runner-Up, after losing to Mirador the final series.[11]

2005

Joined the Puerto Rican professional team Vaqueras de Bayamón from the LVSF for the 2005 season. Being selected among the "Offensive Team".[12]

2006

In her second season with the Bayamón team, Annerys won the "Best Blocker" and "All-Star"[13] for the 2006 season.[14] While playing a game Puerto Rico, where she was such an idol, she lost a shoe and a fan jumped to the court and picked it up, she had to finish the game with just one shoe.[15]

At the volleyball tournament during the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, she won the "Most Valuable Player", "Best Blocker" and "Best Server" awards and with her team the gold medal.[1][16] After a successful 2006 season, she won the Dominican Republic "Volleyball Athlete of the Year" award.[17]

2007

Playing with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, win the Supercup, Queen Cup[18] and Spanish Superliga.[19][20] After winning the Superliga, she celebrated with her team taking a bath at the Murcia's Plaza Circular.[21] The same season she won the 2007 CEV Top Teams Cup.[22]

2008

She participated at the 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, and her team finished in 4th place failing to qualify to the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was selected tournament's "Best Blocker".[23]

Won the 2008 CEV Challenge Cup with Vakifbank Gunes Sigorta Stambuł and was awarded "Best Blocker".[24]

2009

Vargas Valdez played with Criollas de Caguas from the Puerto Rican LVSF for the 2009 season,[25][26] helping her team to reach the quarterfinals.[27]

After winning with her team the gold medal at the 2009 NORCECA Championship[28] qualifying for the very first time to the 2009 World Grand Champions Cup[29] where her team won the bronze medal.[30]

For the 2009/2010 she played for the club Usiminas/Minas, from the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol.[31][32]

2010

She finished the 2009/2010 season of the Brazilian Superliga as the 4th best blocker.[33]

With her National Team, she won the gold medal at the 2010 Pan-American Cup held in Rosarito and Tijuana, Mexico.[34]

In Mayagüez, Puerto Rico she were the recipient of the "Best Blocker" award[35] during the volleyball tournament at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games won by her home team.[2]

Joined the Dominican Republic club Mirador, to play at the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship, there her team finished in 4th place[36] after being defeated by Bergamo for the Bronze medal.[37] Vargas won the "Best Blocker" award.[38]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References
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  2. FIVB. "Dominican Republic strikes gold for a third consecutive time". Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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  17. DR1. "Athletes of the Year". Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
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  22. CEV. "Grupo 2002 Murcia takes Women's Top Teams Cup to Spain". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  23. Provincias Dominicanas. "Annerys quedó como la mejor bloqueadora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  24. CEV. "ISTANBUL wins the 2007/08 Women's Challenge Cup". Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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  29. FIVB. "Historic first time for the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  30. FIVB. "Italy claim first FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup title". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  31. Minas Tênis Clube. "Usiminas/Minas inicia temporada anunciando reforços estrangeiros". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
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  35. FPVoleibol. "Honores de JMV para puertorriqueña Seilhamer" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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  37. FIVB. "We achieved minimum goal, says Bergamo coach Mazzanti". Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  38. CEV. "TRENTINO BetClic and Fenerbahce are crowned Club World champions in Doha". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-12-21.


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