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Milagros Cámere

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Milagros Cámere
Personal information
Full nameMilagros Beatriz Cámere Puga
NicknameLa Zurda de Plata ("The Silver Lefty")
NationalityPeruvian
Born(1972-09-22)22 September 1972
Died5 May 2024(2024-05-05) (aged 51)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number7 (1996)
17 (2000)
National team
1991–2000 Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cusco
Silver medal – second place 1991 Osasco
Silver medal – second place 1995 Porto Alegre
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lima
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Valencia

Milagros Beatriz Cámere Puga (22 September 1972 – 5 May 2024), more commonly known as Milagros Cámere, was a Peruvian volleyball player. Cámere played with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[1] and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, finishing eleventh in both events.[2][3] She was nicknamed "La Zurda de Plata" ("The Silver Lefty").[4]

Cámere also represented Peru at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil[5] and the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[6]

Personal life and death

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Cámere died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 51.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1996 Olympics - Indoor Women Team Rosters". Volleyball.org. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peruvian volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Milagros Cámere". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Milagros Beatriz Cámere Puga
  4. ^ a b Melendez, Kevin (7 May 2024). "Falleció Milagros Cámere, campeona sudamericana y 2 veces olímpica con la selección peruana de vóley". La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XII World Championship 1994 Sao Paulo (BRA) 17-30.10 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1998 Japan - 03-12.11 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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