Denisse Fajardo

Denisse Fajardo
Personal information
Full nameDenisse Fajardo García
Born (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964
Lima, Peru
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number9
National team
1980–1993 Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
1982 Peru
1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Team
1983 Caracas Team
1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
1983 São Paulo
1985 Caracas
1987 Punta del Este
1989 Curitiba
1981 Santo André
1991 Sao Paulo

Denisse Fajardo García (born 1 July 1964), more commonly known as Denisse Fajardo, is a Peruvian former volleyball player and a three-time Olympian for her native country. Fajardo won the silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final.[1][2] She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where Peru reached the semi-finals and lost to the United States, and finally finished in fourth place.[2]

Fajardo was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.[3]

Club volleyball

Fajardo won the 1995 South American Club Championship gold medal playing with the Peruvian club Juventus Sipesa.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Demisse Fajardo". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Fajardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Denisse Fajardo". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ Fernández, Francisco José (7 April 1995). "PERUANAS DEL SIPESA SON AHORA LÍDERES". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ Fernández, Francisco José (10 April 1995). "JUVENTUS SIPESA, EL MÁS ORGULLOSO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.