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Peruvian volleyball player and politician
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Perez del Solar
and the second or maternal family name is
Cuculiza
.
Gabriela Perez del Solar
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Perez del Solar in 2012
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Full name
| Gabriela Lourdes Perez del Solar Cuculiza
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Nickname
| Gaby
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Nationality
| Peruvian
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Born
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1968-07-10
)
10 July 1968
(age 55)
Ica
, Peru
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Height
| 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
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Weight
| 72 kg (159 lb)
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Position
| Middle blocker
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Number
| 5
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Gabriela
"
Gaby
"
Lourdes Perez del Solar Cuculiza
(born 10 July 1968) is a Peruvian former
volleyball player
and two-time Olympian. Following her sports career, she entered politics and served as a Congresswoman of the
Christian People's Party
.
In 2010, Perez del Solar was inducted into the
International Volleyball Hall of Fame
.
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Sports career
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Perez del Solar began to play volleyball at 14 years old. Her 1.94 m height helped her to become an internationally respected middle blocker.
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While representing Peru, she finished in fourth place in the
1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles.
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She began to show her abilities for the sport in the
1985 FIVB World Cup
in Japan, and at just 17 years old was chosen as the best blocker of the tournament and finished in fifth place. She also won the gold medal in the 1985
South American Championship
. She won the
1986 FIVB World Championship
bronze medal and silver in the
1987 Pan American Games
. She won the gold medal in the 1987 South American Championship and 1987 Japan Cup, where she was awarded best spiker. She was a member of the team that won the silver medal in the
1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, and was selected as the best receiver.
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Perez del Solar won the 1988 Top Four bronze medal, 1989 South American Championship gold medal, and finished in fifth place in the
1989 FIVB World Cup
. She finished sixth in the
1990 FIVB World Championship
and won the bronze medal in the
1991 Pan American Games
, silver in the 1991 South American Championship, and finished fifth in the
1991 FIVB World Cup
. She retired from the Peruvian national team after winning the 1993 South American Championship in
Cuzco
.
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In Italy
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After retiring in Peru, Perez del Solar played volleyball in Italy. She was invited to become a member of the Italian national team but rejected the offer.
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Political life
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In 2005, the then-presidential candidate
Lourdes Flores Nano
invited Perez del Solar to run for Congress and she accepted. In the general elections of 2006, she was elected with the most votes in her district and fifth highest number of votes in the nation. In April 2006, she became a member of the
National Unity
, in a ceremony prepared by Xavier Barron and Lourdes Flores. In the
2011 election
, she was re-elected for another five-year term on the ticket of the
Alliance for the Great Change
to which the Christian People's Party now belongs.
Awards
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Individuals
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Clubs
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- 3 Italian Cups (1990, 1991, 1993)
References
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External links
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