Iris Santos
Encyclopedia
Iris Santos Hernández is a female volleyball
and beach volleyball
player from Dominican Republic
, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
in San Salvador
, El Salvador
, partnering Yudelka Bonilla
. She represented her native country at the 2001 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship
in Croatia
. She also played at the 2007 NORCECA Championship
, winning the bronze medal with her team
.
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...
and beach volleyball
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....
player from Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 19 to November 30, 2002 and included 37 nations and a total number of 7,000 competitors. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González. Cuba did not participate...
in San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, partnering Yudelka Bonilla
Yudelka Bonilla
Yudelka Bonilla is a female volleyball and beach volleyball player from Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, partnering Iris Santos...
. She represented her native country at the 2001 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship
Girls' U18 Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB Girls' Youth Volleyball World Championship is a women's under-18 only international volleyball tournament. The competition first took place in Curitiba, Brazil in 1989.-Results summary:-Medals table:-See also:...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. She also played 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:...
, winning the bronze medal with her team
Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team
The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team represents the Dominican Republic in international volleyball competitions...
.