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{{Infobox volleyball biography | {{Infobox volleyball biography | ||
| name = Gabriela Pérez del Solar | | name = Gabriela Pérez del Solar | ||
| nationality = Peruvian | |||
| image = Parlamentaria Gabriela Pérez Del Solar (6881627052) (cropped).jpg | | image = Parlamentaria Gabriela Pérez Del Solar (6881627052) (cropped).jpg | ||
| caption = Pérez del Solar in 2012 | | caption = Pérez del Solar in 2012 | ||
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| nationalyears = 1983–1993 | ||
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{{MedalGold | 1987 |
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'''Gabriela''' "'''Gaby'''" '''Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza''' (born 10 July 1968) is a |
'''Gabriela''' "'''Gaby'''" '''Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza''' (born 10 July 1968) is a Peruvian former ] and two-time Olympian. Following her sports career, she entered politics and served as a Congresswoman of the ]. | ||
In 2010, Pérez del Solar was inducted into the ].<ref name="HoF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/gabriela-perez-del-solar.html |website=] |title=Gabriela Perez del Solar |access-date=2 October 2023 }}</ref> | In 2010, Pérez del Solar was inducted into the ].<ref name="HoF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/gabriela-perez-del-solar.html |website=] |title=Gabriela Perez del Solar |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621080630/https://www.volleyhall.org/gabriela-perez-del-solar.html |archive-date=21 June 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Sports career== | ==Sports career== | ||
Pérez del Solar began to play volleyball at 14 years old. Her 1.94 m height helped her to become an internationally respected middle blocker.<ref name="SI">{{Cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/09/14/long-live-this-team |magazine=] |date=September 14, 1988 |last=O'Brien |first=Richard |title= |
Pérez del Solar began to play volleyball at 14 years old. Her 1.94 m height helped her to become an internationally respected middle blocker.<ref name="SI">{{Cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/09/14/long-live-this-team |magazine=] |date=September 14, 1988 |last=O'Brien |first=Richard |title=Long Live This Team |publisher=] |location=New York City |access-date=September 11, 2023 }}</ref> While representing Peru at just 16 years old, she finished in fourth place in the ] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/gaby-perez-1.html |title=Gaby Pérez |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005013132/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/gaby-perez-1.html |archive-date=2010-10-05 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="LAT">{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-26-sp-1846-story.html |newspaper=] |last=Dwyre |first=Bill |date=26 September 1988 |title=The Seoul Games : Women’s Volleyball : Gallant Effort by U.S. Ends in Loss to Peru; No Chance for a Medal |access-date=10 September 2024 }} {{subscription required}}</ref> | ||
Pérez del Solar began to show her abilities for the sport in the ] in Japan, and at just 17 years old was chosen as the best blocker of the tournament and finished in fifth place. She also won the gold medal in the 1985 ]. She won the bronze medal in the ] in Czechoslovakia and silver in the ] in Indianapolis. She won the gold medal in the 1987 South American Championship in Punta del Este and 1987 Japan Cup, where she was awarded best spiker. She was a member of the team that won the silver medal in the ] in Seoul, and was selected as the best receiver.<ref name="HoF" /> | |||
Pérez del Solar won the 1988 Top Four bronze medal, 1989 South American Championship gold medal, and finished in fifth place in the ]. She finished sixth in the ] and won the bronze medal in the ], silver in the 1991 South American Championship, and finished fifth in the ]. She retired from the Peruvian national team after winning the 1993 South American Championship in ].<ref name="HoF" /> | Pérez del Solar won the 1988 Top Four bronze medal, 1989 South American Championship gold medal in Curitiba, and finished in fifth place in the ] in Japan. She finished sixth in the ] in China and won the bronze medal in the ] in Havana, silver in the 1991 South American Championship in São Paulo, and finished fifth in the ] in Japan. She retired from the Peruvian national team after winning the 1993 South American Championship in ].<ref name="HoF" /> | ||
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Peruvian volleyball player and politicianIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez del Solar and the second or maternal family name is Cuculiza.
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Full name | Gabriela Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Gaby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-07-10) 10 July 1968 (age 56) Ica, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 26 July 2006 – 26 July 2016 | |
Constituency | Lima |
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Political party | Christian People's Party |
Gabriela "Gaby" Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza (born 10 July 1968) is a Peruvian former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Following her sports career, she entered politics and served as a Congresswoman of the Christian People's Party.
In 2010, Pérez del Solar was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Sports career
Pérez del Solar began to play volleyball at 14 years old. Her 1.94 m height helped her to become an internationally respected middle blocker. While representing Peru at just 16 years old, she finished in fourth place in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Pérez del Solar began to show her abilities for the sport in the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, and at just 17 years old was chosen as the best blocker of the tournament and finished in fifth place. She also won the gold medal in the 1985 South American Championship. She won the bronze medal in the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia and silver in the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. She won the gold medal in the 1987 South American Championship in Punta del Este and 1987 Japan Cup, where she was awarded best spiker. She was a member of the team that won the silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and was selected as the best receiver.
Pérez del Solar won the 1988 Top Four bronze medal, 1989 South American Championship gold medal in Curitiba, and finished in fifth place in the 1989 FIVB World Cup in Japan. She finished sixth in the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China and won the bronze medal in the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, silver in the 1991 South American Championship in São Paulo, and finished fifth in the 1991 FIVB World Cup in Japan. She retired from the Peruvian national team after winning the 1993 South American Championship in Cuzco.
In Italy
After retiring in Peru, Pérez del Solar played volleyball in Italy. She was invited to become a member of the Italian national team but rejected the offer.
Political life
In 2005, the then-presidential candidate Lourdes Flores Nano invited Pérez del Solar to run for Congress and she accepted. In the general elections of 2006, she was elected with the most votes in her district and fifth highest number of votes in the nation. In April 2006, she became a member of the National Unity, in a ceremony prepared by Xavier Barrón and Lourdes Flores. In the 2011 election, she was re-elected for another five-year term on the ticket of the Alliance for the Great Change to which the Christian People's Party now belongs.
Awards
Individuals
- 1985 World Cup "Best Blocker"
- 1986 World Championship "Best Blocker"
- 1988 Olympics "Best Receiver"
- 1991 World Cup "Best Blocker"
- 1993 South American Championship "Best Blocker"
Clubs
- 3 Italian Cups (1990, 1991, 1993)
References
- ^ "Gabriela Perez del Solar". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- O'Brien, Richard (14 September 1988). "Long Live This Team". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gaby Pérez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010.
- Dwyre, Bill (26 September 1988). "The Seoul Games : Women's Volleyball : Gallant Effort by U.S. Ends in Loss to Peru; No Chance for a Medal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2024. (subscription required)
External links
- Gabriela Pérez del Solar at the European Volleyball Confederation
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- Gabriela Pérez del Solar at Olympics.com
- Gaby Pérez at Olympedia (archive)
- Volleybox.net profile
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Peru
- Olympic silver medalists for Peru
- Volleyball players from Lima
- Peruvian people of Spanish descent
- Peruvian people of Italian descent
- Christian People's Party (Peru) politicians
- Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
- Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
- Peruvian sportsperson-politicians
- Peruvian women's volleyball players
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Peruvian women politicians
- 21st-century Peruvian politicians
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru
- Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Politicians from Lima
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees
- 20th-century Peruvian sportswomen