Bibiana Candelas
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Bibiana Candelas Ramírez (born December 2, 1983 in Torreon, Coahuila) is a 6'5" (195 cm) beach volleyball
and indoor volleyball
player who represented her native country, Mexico
, at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner, Mayra Garcia
.
, Coahuila
.
She graduated in 2002 from Colegio Ponceño
in Puerto Rico
, but attended Preparatoria Luzac in Torreón as a freshman and sophomore. She was an eight-year (1997–2004) member of the Mexico women's national volleyball team
.
from 2002–2005 and was a three time All-American. She helped her team win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
, as well as a final four appearance in 2004.
helping her team to reach the 4th place and individually winning the Best Blocker award.
.
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
and indoor volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who represented her native country, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner, Mayra Garcia
Mayra García
Mayra Aide García Lopez is a female beach volleyball player from Mexico, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Hilda Gaxiola...
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Prep and early life
Candelas was born in TorreónTorreón
Torreón is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2010, the city's population was 608,836 with 639,629 in the municipality. The metropolitan population, including Matamoros, Coahuila, and Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in adjacent Durango,...
, Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
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She graduated in 2002 from Colegio Ponceño
Colegio Ponceño
Colegio Ponceño is a Roman Catholic, Piarist, pre K-12 preparatory school located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The institution "has been recognized by the College Board as the best among public and private schools in Puerto Rico during the last 14 years." It has been regarded as the "most prestigious...
in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, but attended Preparatoria Luzac in Torreón as a freshman and sophomore. She was an eight-year (1997–2004) member of the Mexico women's national volleyball team
Mexico women's national volleyball team
The Mexico women's national volleyball team represents Mexico in international volleyball competitions. The dominant forces in women's volleyball in North and Central America are Cuba and the United States.-World Championship:* 1970 — 12th place...
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USC
She played middle blocker at the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
from 2002–2005 and was a three time All-American. She helped her team win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
The NCAA has contested team championships in women's volleyball since 1981. The following is a list of the champions of each division with their record for the year in which they won the championship, and the runner up, city, site and other final four participants for division I...
, as well as a final four appearance in 2004.
National team
Candelas played in the 2002 Pan-American Cup2002 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2002 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by seven countries from Wednesday June 26 to Sunday June 30, 2002 in Tijuana, Mexico...
helping her team to reach the 4th place and individually winning the Best Blocker award.
- 2002: 21st place in the World ChampionshipVolleyball World ChampionshipThe FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...
in Germany - 2002: Bronze Medal in the Central American and Caribbean GamesVolleyball at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean GamesThis page presents the results of the Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament during the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, which was held from November 28 to December 8, 2002 in San Salvador, El Salvador.-Final Standings:# # #...
in El Salvador - 2006: 21st place in the World ChampionshipVolleyball World ChampionshipThe FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...
in Japan
Pan American Games
Candelas won the silver medal in 2011 Pan American GamesBeach volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament
The women's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 16–21 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium...
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Individuals
- 2002 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"
External links
- FIVB Biography
- FIVB Beach Biography
- Profile at Beach Volleyball DatabaseBeach Volleyball DatabaseThe Beach Volleyball Database is an online website that holds extensive information about international beach volleyball players, tournaments and history. News are frequently updated, and the site has results for continental and international tournaments...
- USC Bio
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008