Leyla Chihuán
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| Full name | Leyla Felícita Chihuán Ramos | ||
| Nickname | Ley | ||
| Born | September 4, 1975 Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Spike | 306 cm (120 in) | ||
| Block | 296 cm (117 in) | ||
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Leyla Felícita Chihuán Ramos (born September 4, 1975 in Lima) is a retired female volleyball player from Peru, of Quechua and Afro-Peruvian descent, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics. In 2011, she entered politics, becoming a Congresswoman.
Sports career
Chihuán played the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2000 Olympic Games ranking in both in 11th place; the 1998 World Championship, finishing in the ninth place, 2006 World Championship, ranking in 20th place. She ranked 11th in the 2007 FIVB World Cup and fifth in the 2009 Pan-American Cup. She was the captain of the Peruvian volleyball national team from 2005 to 2010.
Playing in Chiapas, Mexico with her National Senior Team, she won the Best Blocker award and the silver medal at the 2010 Final Four Cup.[1][2]
Chihuán ranked in 15th place in the 2010 World Championship, and stated it would be her last tournament with her team and that she would step down as player and captain. After Peru's final match against China she told reporters in interviews that she did not leave because of some physical or age related issue but due to circumstances that she could not control.[3]
She has played in several teams in Spain and Italy.[4]
Clubs
Winiary Kalisz (1997-1999)
Rio Marsì Palermo (1999-2000)- Mirabilandia Teodora Ravenna (2000-2001)
CV Benidorm (2001-2007)- Gran Canaria Hotel Cantur (2007-2008)
- Universidad de Burgos (2008-2009)
- CV Miranda (2009-2010)
Regatas Lima (2009-2010)- Universidad César Vallejo (2013-2014)
Political career
In 2011, Leyla Chihuán was elected to the Congress of Peru on the list of the fujimorist Fuerza 2011 party, representing the city of Lima. She is one of four female ex-volleyball players serving in Congress for the 2011-2016 term.[5]
Awards
Individuals
- 2009 South American Championship "Best Scorer"
- 2009 South American Championship "Best Spiker"
- 2010 Final Four Cup "Best Blocker"
National team
Senior team
- 2005 Bolivarian Games,
Gold Medal - 2007 South American Championship,
Silver Medal - 2009 South American Championship,
Bronze Medal - 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Silver Medal
- 2010 Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup, Silver Medal
References
- ^ Terra. "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ NORCECA. "Best players of tournament awarded". Retrieved September 25, 2010.
- ^ "Leyla explains her retirement from the National Squad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 10, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ RPP. "Voleibolista Leyla Chihuán destaca en Superliga española" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 25, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Más ex voleibolistas se suman al Congreso: ahora serán cuatro" (in Spanish). El Comercio. April 23, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
External links
- FIVB Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leyla Chihuán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- Resume on the National Electoral Panel (JNE) site at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-21)
- Italian League Profile
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Peruvian women's volleyball players
- Peruvian expatriates in Spain
- Olympic volleyball players of Peru
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Peruvian people of Quechua descent
- Peruvian people of African descent
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Fujimorista politicians
- Peruvian women in politics
- Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
- Expatriate volleyball players in Spain