Nationality Dominican Republic Position Setter Weight 65 kg Name Karla Echenique Spouse Raul Medina | Spike 300 cm (120 in) Role Volleyball player Block 290 cm (110 in) Height 1.80 m | |
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Full name Karla Miguelina Echenique Born May 16, 1986 (age 38) Santo Domingo ( 1986-05-16 ) | ||
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Karla Miguelina Echenique (born May 16, 1986 in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, but did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. She, and the Dominican Republic team did, however, qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they finished 5th.
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- Karla echenique saluda a voleidominicano y sus miembros
- Career
- 2010
- 2011
- Clubs
- Individuals
- Beach volleyball
- Junior Team
- References
Personal Life: Karla has more than one sister, and one those sisters attends Broward College- South Campus and her name happens to be Michelle Echenique.
Karla echenique saluda a voleidominicano y sus miembros
Career
She won the Silver Medal with the National Junior Team at 2002 NORCECA Youth Girls' Volleyball Championship and was selected tournament "Best Setter". Same year she participated at the 2002 World Championships with the National Senior Team at the age of 15, making her the youngest player at the competition. She helped her team to reach the 13th place.
In beach volleyball she won the bronze medal at the 2006 National Championship, playing with Bethania de la Cruz.
She finished in fourth place, playing in Japan at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Shortly afterwards she claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico.
During the Holy Week Sport Festival held in Hato Mayor, Echenique played Beach Volleyball (three) with Bethania Almanzar and Dahiana Burgos, winning the silver medal of the event.
2010
Karla played for Gigantes de Carolina for the Puerto Rican LVSF in the 2010 season, being awarded by Statistics as "Best Setter", and was also selected to the All-Star game. She helped her team to reach the quarterfinals.
Playing in Chiapas, Mexico with her National Senior Team, she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.
Karla returned to the Dominican club Mirador, to play at the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship, ranking in 4th place.
2011
At the middle of the 2010/2011 season, Echenique joined the polish team Organika Budowlani Łódź, to play at the Polish Women's-Volleyball League.