Sofía Mercedes

Sofía Esmeralda Mercedes Heredia born May 25, 1976 in Santo Domingo, is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. Sofia Esmeralda won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1] Playing as a wing-spiker she also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for her native country.[2]

Sofía Mercedes
Personal information
Full name	Sofía Esmeralda Mercedes Heredia
Nationality	Dominican Republic
Born	May 25, 1976 Santo Domingo
Hometown	Santo Domingo
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Spike	306 cm (120 in)
Block	298 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker
National team
2003–2007 Dominican Republic
Honours Women's volleyball Representing the  Dominican Republic Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team Pan-American Cup 2005 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Colima Team NORCECA Championship 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Last updated: July 2010

She played for the 2003/2004 season with the Italian team Siram Roma.[3][4] Later that year, she helped the Dominican professional team Los Cachorros to finish in second place for the Dominican Republic 2004 season.[5]

Clubs

• Olimpia Teodora Ravenna (1999–2000)
• San Cristóbal (2000–2002)
• Siram Roma (2003–2004)
• Los Cachorros (2004)
• Ribeira Sacra (2006–2007)
• University of Trinidad and Tobago (2008)

Awards

Clubs

• 2004 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament – Runner-Up, with Los Cachorros

References

1. FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
2. Yahoo! Sports. "Sofía E. Mercedes Heredia". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
3. Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. "Eredia Sofia Mercedes". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
4. SportFriend.it. "La Nuova arrivata yaneva". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
5. NORCECA. "Bameso y Mirador, campeones de nuevo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-21.

External links

• FIVB profile