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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eve and the second or maternal family name is Mejía.
Lisvel Eve
Personal information
Full nameLisvel Elisa Eve Mejia
NicknameChina
NationalityDominican
Born (1991-09-10) September 10, 1991 (age 33)
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
HometownSanto Domingo
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker/Wing Spiker/Opposite Spiker
Current clubPTT
Number3
National team
2007 - Dominican Republic
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team
U20 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2009 Mexicali/Tijuana Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Mexicali/Tijuana Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Trujillo and Chiclayo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Miami Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bayamón Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Winnipeg Team
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Chiapas Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Fortaleza Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Team
U23 Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Callao Team
Last updated: February 2013

Lisvel Elisa Eve-Castillo (née Eve Mejía, born September 10, 1991) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Eve also played the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fourth place, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Shortly afterwards Eve claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico as a sixteen-year-old.

Personal life

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Eve was born on September 10, 1991[1][2] in Puerto Plata.[3][4] She was recruited by the former National Team member Miriam García.[5] Eve is married to the professional baseball player Damian Ismael Defrank Campusano, who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Career

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Eve was the youngest athlete during the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup,[5] there she ranked 9th with her national team. She was chosen 2008 Athlete of the Year of her native province of Puerto Plata by the Guild of Sport Writers.[4]

Playing in Puerto Rico at the Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino with Criollas de Caguas for the 2009 season, Eve was chosen among the "All-Star" Team, and also at the "Offensive Team".[6]

Playing in Chiapas, Mexico, with her National Senior Team, Eve won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.[7] She signed for the Japanese professional club Denso Airybees for the 2010-2011 season.[8]

At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Eve was awarded with the Best Server award,[9] also winning the silver medal with her national team.[10] For the 2012 Season of the Puerto Rican League, Eve signed for the team Criollas de Caguas.[11]

At the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, Eve played with her National Team ranking in the 5th place[12] after losing the quarter final game to the United States.[13]

Eve signed for the Brazilian professional club Banana Boat/Praia Clube for the 2012-13 season.[14] Even when she was announced, her Brazilian team presented the American Danielle Scott[15][16] and instead of playing in Brazil, she was signed by the Peruvian professional club Deportivo Géminis[17] for a three months contract.[18]

In September 2012, Eve won the gold medal at the first 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup, played in Callao, Peru.[19]

2013 Injury

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During the 2012/2013 Peruvian League, Eve suffered an exposed tibia and fibula fracture in her left leg on February 16, 2013.[18] She went under surgery for surgical cleaning.[20]

2024 Doping Controversy

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Lisvel Eve was removed from the Dominican national team that will compete in the 2024 Olympic Games for testing positive for doping for use of furosemide, a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). [21]

Clubs

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Awards

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Individuals

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Junior Team

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ FIVB (2012). "Lisvel Elisa Eve Mejia". Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  2. ^ London 2012 (2012). "Lisvel Elisa Eve Mejia". Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Cáceres, José (2012-06-07). "RD con trabuco Bethania De la Cruz liderará la ofensiva". Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  4. ^ a b "Escogen Eve Mejía Atleta del Año". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2009-07-04. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  5. ^ a b Cáceres, José (2009-01-29). "Una atleta camino al estrellato en RD". Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  6. ^ fpvoleibol.com. "Jordan Larson, la máxima ganadora de la exitosa primera gala de premiación de Los Valores del Año 2009 de la LVSF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  7. ^ Terra. "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  8. ^ Cáceres, José (2010-11-10). "Eve Mejía va hoy a Japón reforzar liga". Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  9. ^ NORCECA (2011-07-09). "Brazilian Sheilla Castro the MVP of the Pan Am Cup". Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  10. ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2011-07-10). "Copa Panamericana Femenina: Brasileñas son nuevas reinas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  11. ^ "Las Criollas la ponen en "La China"" (in Spanish). Zona Zaguera. 2011-09-27. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  12. ^ FIVB (2012-08-11). "Women - Final Ranking". Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  13. ^ FIVB (2012-08-07). "Team USA easily cruise to semifinals by routing Dominican Republic in straight sets". London, Great Britain. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  14. ^ Pacheco, Pablo (2012-07-19). "Cubana Herrera chega a Uberlândia e reforça a equipe praiana". Correio de Uberlandia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  15. ^ "Dani Scott fecha com Praia Clube". Saque Viagem (in Portuguese). 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  16. ^ "Mercado Nacional: Dani Scott no Praia Clube". noticiasmundovolei (in Portuguese). 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  17. ^ "El secreto mejor guardado de Géminis" (in Spanish). voleibol.pe. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  18. ^ a b "Dominicana Lizbeth Eve sufre terrible fractura en Liga de Voleibol" (in Spanish). RPP. 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  19. ^ FIVB (2012-09-08). "Dominicans claim gold medal at Pan Am U-23". Lima, Peru. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  20. ^ "Luis Linares: Lizbeth Eve se encuentra tranquila y estable" (in Spanish). RPP. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  21. ^ "Dominican Lisvel Eve Mejia faces 4-year doping suspension".
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