Mercedes Pomares (9 April 1954 – 6 August 2024) was a Cuban volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Cuba national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] Nicknamed "La Zurda de Majagua" ("The Lefty of Majagua"), she was a left-handed striker who was the captain of the Cuban team in the late 1970s.[2]
| Mercedes Pomares | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mercedes Pomares Primelles | ||
| Nickname | La Zurda de Majagua, La Zurda de Oro | ||
| Born | 9 April 1954 Majagua, Cuba | ||
| Died | 6 August 2024 (aged 70) | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
Career
editPomares was part of the Cuba national team that won the silver medal at the 1977 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the gold medal at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union.[2] She was awarded as the "best attacker" in both tournaments.[3]
Pomares also won gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1971, 1975, 1979, and 1983 Pan American Games.[4]
Personal life and death
editPomares enjoyed listening to the music of Bob Marley.[2] She died on 6 August 2024, at the age of 70.[5][3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mercedes Pomares Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (13 July 2023). "Mercedes Pomares: Positive vibration en zona 4". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b Ricardo Torres, Lisset Isabel (6 August 2024). "Falleció Mercedes Pomares, la Zurda de Oro del voleibol cubano". JIT.cu (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Mercedes Pomares". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Fallece Mercedes Pomares, la zurda de oro de las Morenas del Caribe". Cubadebate.cu (in Spanish). 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
