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| Full name | Raquel Elsa Chumpitaz (-Gáll-, -West) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | La Chunga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1962-02-11) 11 February 1962 (age 62) Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter / Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raquel West (born 11 February 1962), previously known as Raquel Chumpitaz, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru.
Personal life
West is the club director and head coach at Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington.
West has a son named Matt West who played as a setter at Pepperdine University.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- "Raquel West, OLY". Spaceneedlevolleyball.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- "1 Matt West". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
| Peru women's volleyball squad – 1980 Summer Olympics – 6th place | ||
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Peruvian women's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Peru
- Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru
- Volleyball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Peruvian sportswomen
- Volleyball players from Lima