Deborah Seilhamer
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Debora Seilhamer (born October 4, 1985, in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a female volleyball
player
from Puerto Rico
, who played as a libero for the Women's National Team
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
in Japan
. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. She was named Best Digger at the 2007 NORCECA Championship
, where her team ended up in fifth place. She obtained her Juris Doctor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, School of Law. She is the daughter of Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez
.
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
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
from 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...
, who played as a libero for the Women's National Team
Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team
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...
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determined the final four spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. She was named Best Digger at the 2007 NORCECA Championship
2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 17 to September 22, 2007 in Winnipeg, Manitoba .-Competing Nations:-Group A:...
, where her team ended up in fifth place. She obtained her Juris Doctor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, School of Law. She is the daughter of Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez
Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez
Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since January 7, 2009. He is affiliated with the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico.-Personal life:...
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Individuals
- 2007 NORCECA Championship "Best Digger"
- 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Defender"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Most Valuable Player"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Digger"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Receiver"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Libero"