Yanelis Santos

Yanelis Santos Allegne (born 30 March 1986, in Ciego de Ávila) is a volleyball player from Cuba, who represents the women's national team as a setter/opposite in the international team competition since 2002. Santos was named "Best Server" at the 2007 FIVB World Cup and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Yanelis Santos
Personal information
Full nameYanelis Santos Allegne
NationalityCuban
Born (1986-03-30) March 30, 1986
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
HometownZürich, Switzerland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Spike324 cm (128 in)
Block312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Opposite spiker
Current clubİlbank Ankara
National team
2002–2012Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
FIVB World Grand Prix
Yokohama 2008 Team
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
2003 Santo Domingo Team
2011 Guadalajara Team
NORCECA Championship
2007 Winnipeg Team
2009 Bayamón Team
2011 Caguas Team
Pan-American Cup
2007 Colima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena Team
Last updated: September 2015

Santos holds the fastest women's volleyball spike recorded, at 103 km/h (64 mph).

Career

Santos started playing volleyball as a twelve year old in 1998, then joined the Senior national team in 2001.[1]

Santos played with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Even though they had previously defeated the US 3-0, this time they lost 0-3, falling to their nerves and own mistakes.[2] They lost the bronze medal match to China, 1-3.[3] Santos was named the tournament's "Best Server".[4]

Santos led the Cuban national team to the silver medal during the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters.[5] She won with her national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[6] She also won the bronze medal and the Best Spiker award at the 2011 NORCECA Championship.[7]

In the 2012 Pan-American Cup held in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, she won the "Best Spiker" and "Best Server" awards, as well as the bronze medal with her national team.[8]

Santos holds the fastest female spike record, measured at 103 km/h (64 mph).[9]

Santos was awarded 2012 Female Athlete of the Year in a team sport by the Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) and the Union of Cuban Journalists' Sports Writers Circle.[10]

She signed with Voléro Zürich, moved to Switzerland[11] and later was transferred on loan to the Russian club Leningradka Saint Petersburg for the 2014/15 season.[12] She later signed for the Turkish İlbank Ankara for the 2015–16 season.[13]

Awards

Individual

References
  1. "Espectaculares Morenas del Caribe... ¿la debacle? (IV): Yanelis Santos Allegne" [The Espectaculars Morenas del Caribe... The debacle? (IV): Yanelis Santos Allegne] (in Spanish). Cuba Ahora. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  2. "Los errores de Cuba dan el pase a la final a Estados Unidos" [Cuban errors gave USA the finals berth]. Marca (in Spanish). 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  3. "Las brasileñas ganan su primer oro" [Brazilians wins their first gold]. Marca (in Spanish). 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  4. "Brazilian Women win gold in style as they drop just one set throughout Olympic Volleyball Tournament; Paula Pequeno is MVP". Beijing, China: FIVB. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  5. "Cuba, segunda en el Volley Master de Montreux" [Cuba, second in Montreux Volley Master]. swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  6. FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  7. FIVB (2011-09-17). "USA women win NORCECA gold and ticket to World Cup". Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  8. "USA win the gold in dramatic fashion". FIVB. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  9. "Lightning fast spikes top 130km/h". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  10. Montesinos, Enrique (2012-12-13). "CUBA'S 2012 Outstanding Athletes". Granma. Havana, Cuba. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  11. "Una de las mejores jugadoras de vóley cubanas realizará clínicas en Rivera y Carhué" [One of the best Cuban volleyball players will conduct clinics in Rivera and Carhué] (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Adolfo Alsina. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  12. "Cuban Yanelis Santos moves to Leningradka". Russian Volley. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  13. "Turchia F: Rinforzo cubano per l'Ilbank. Nizetich cambia squadra" [Turkey W: Cuban reinforce for Ilbank. Nizetich changes squad] (in Italian). Turkey: Volleyball.it. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
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