Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team

Infobox national volleyball team
name=Puerto Rico

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federation=Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol
website= [http://www.fpvoleibol.com www.fpvoleibol.com] es icon
confederation=NORCECA
manager=
coach=
FIVB rank=19
rank date=2008-01-05
Olympic apps=The Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team represents the Puerto Rico in international volleyball competitions. The team failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics by ending up in eighth and last place at the Olympic Qualifier in Japan. Puerto Rico gained a wild card for the event after the withdrawal of Peru and Kenya.

Results

=Olympic Games=

* 1964 to 2000 — did not participate
* 2004 — did not qualify
* 2008 — did not qualify

=World Championship=

* 1974 — 22nd place
* 1978 — did not compete
* 1982 — 17th place
* 1986 — did not compete
* 1990 — did not compete
* 1994 — did not compete
* 1998 — "did not qualify"
* 2002 — 12th place
* 2006 — 16th place

=Pan-American Cup=

* 2002 — 7th place
* 2003 — 7th place
* 2004 — 6th place
* 2005 — 5th place
* 2006 — 5th place
* 2007 — 5th place
* 2008 — 4th place

=Pan American Games=

* 1955 — did not compete
* 1959 — 4th place
* 1963 — 5th place
* 1967 — did not compete
* 1971 — did not compete
* 1975 — 7th place
* 1979 — 8th place
* 1983 — did not compete
* 1987 — did not compete
* 1991 — did not compete
* 1995 — did not compete
* 1999 — did not compete
* 2003 — 6th place
* 2007 — 6th place

=NORCECA Championship=

*1987 — 5th place
*1989 — 6th place
*1991 — 6th place
*1993 — 5th place
*1995 — 5th place
*1997 — 5th place
*1999 — 5th place
*2001 — did not compete
*2003 — 5th place
*2005 — 4th place
*2007 — 5th place

quads

* 2002 World Championship — 12th place
*:Dariam Acevedo, Aurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Lourdes Isern, Dolly Melendez, Vilmarie Mojica, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel del Valle. Head Coach: David Aleman.
* 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 6th place (did not qualify)
*:Sarai Alvarez, Michelle Cardona, Aurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Omayra George, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Shirley Perez. Head Coach: David Aleman.
* 2006 Pan-American Cup — 5th place
*:Sarai Alvarez, Aurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Glorimar Ortega, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Jetzabel del Valle.
* 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games — Bronze Medal
*:Dariam Acevedo, Aurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Glorimar Ortega, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Jetzabel del Valle.
* 2006 World Championship — 16th place
*:Sarai Alvarez, Aurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Xaimara Colon, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Glorimar Ortega, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel del Valle. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.
* 2007 Pan American Games — 6th place
*:Dariam Acevedo, Sarai Alvarez, Aurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Michelle Cardona, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Shannon Torregrosa, Deborah Seilhamer, and Vanessa Vélez. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.
* 2007 NORCECA Championship — 5th place
*:Dariam Acevedo, Michelle Cardona, Aurea Cruz .
* 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 8th place (did not qualify)
*:Sarai Alvarez, Michelle Cardona, Deborah Seilhamer, Xaimara Colon, Vilmarie Mojica .

References

* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldOQT/2008/WWOQT08/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TRN=WWOQT08&TEAM=PUR&sm=18 FIVB]
* [http://www.fpvoleibol.com Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation]