Nelly Barnet
Cuban volleyball player
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Full name | Nelly Barnet Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1951-01-13) 13 January 1951 (age 73) Camagüey, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nelly Barnet (born 13 January 1951) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] She won a gold medal with the Cuban team at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union.[2] She was known as a clutch player who would ask for the ball late in matches when they were close.[3]
Barnet also won a bronze medal at the 1967 Pan American Games, and a gold medal at the 1971 and 1975 Pan American Games.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nelly Barnet Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Nelly Barnet". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ rgevis (5 March 2014) [1976]. "1975 Pan Am Games". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
External links
- Nelly Barnet Wilson at Olympics.com
- Nelly Barnet at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net Profile
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Cuba squad – 1978 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
- Nelly Barnet
- Ana Díaz
- Erenia Díaz
- Ana María García
- Libertad González
- Mavis Guilarte
- Sirenia Martínez
- Mercedes Pérez
- Mercedes Pomares
- Imilsis Téllez
- Lucila Urgelles
- Maura Alfonso
- Coach: Eugenio George Lafita
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