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Cuban volleyball player (1972–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños (17 April 1972 – 30 May 2023),[1] more commonly known as Raisa O'Farrill, was a Cuban female volleyball player and two-time Olympian. She helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2][3]
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Born | Villa Clara, Cuba | 17 April 1972||||
Died | 30 May 2023 51) Havana, Cuba | (aged||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
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Number | 6 | ||||
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O'Farrill also won a gold medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.[4] On club level she played with Villa Clara.[5]
After her retirement from volleyball, O'Farill was a professor at the Manuel Fajardo University of Cuban Sports.[6]
O'Farrill died on 30 May 2023, at the age of 51, after a battle with cancer.[2][3]
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