Yanelis Santos
Cuban volleyball player (born 1986)
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Yanelis Santos Allegne (born 30 March 1986, in Ciego de Ávila) is a volleyball player from Cuba who played for the Cuban women's national team as a setter and opposite. Santos was named "Best Server" at the 2007 FIVB World Cup and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
| Yanelis Santos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Yanelis Santos Allegne | ||
| Born | March 30, 1986 Ciego de Ávila, Cuba | ||
| Hometown | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Spike | 324 cm (128 in) | ||
| Block | 312 cm (123 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Setter / Opposite | ||
| Current club | İlbank Ankara | ||
| Number | 2 (national team) | ||
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Honours | |||
| Last updated: September 2015 | |||
Career
National team
Santos started playing volleyball as a twelve year old in 1998, then joined the Cuban national team in 2001.[1]
Santos played with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Even though they had previously defeated the US 3-0, this time they lost 0-3, falling to their nerves and own mistakes.[2] They lost the bronze medal match to China, 1-3.[3] Santos was named the tournament's "Best Server".[4]
Santos led the Cuban national team to the silver medal during the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters.[5] She won with her national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[6] She also won the bronze medal and the Best Spiker award at the 2011 NORCECA Championship.[7]
In the 2012 Pan-American Cup held in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Santos won the "Best Spiker" and "Best Server" awards, as well as the bronze medal with her national team.[8]
Santos held the fastest female spike record, measured at 103 km/h (64 mph).[9]
Santos was awarded 2012 Female Athlete of the Year in a team sport by the Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) and the Union of Cuban Journalists' Sports Writers Circle.[10]
Club volleyball
Santos signed with Voléro Zürich, moved to Switzerland,[11] and later was transferred on loan to the Russian club Leningradka Saint Petersburg for the 2014-15 season.[12] She later signed for the Turkish İlbank Ankara for the 2015–16 season.[13]
Olympics
Santos placed fourth in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics as part of the Cuba national team.[14]
Awards
Individual
- 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"
- 2007 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Server"
- 2008 Final Four Cup "Best Server"
- 2008 Summer Olympics "Best Server"
- 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Server"
- 2011 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"
- 2012 Summer Olympics NORCECA qualification tournament's "Best Server"
- 2012 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"
- 2012 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"
