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María Marín

María Alejandra Marín Verhelst (born 4 November 1995) is a Colombian volleyball player. She is part of the Colombia women's national volleyball team.

María Marín
Personal information
Full nameMaría Alejandra Marín Verhelst
NationalityColombian
Born (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 29)
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spike281 cm (111 in)
Block270 cm (106 in)
College / UniversityUniversidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
Volleyball information
Current clubSão José dos Pinhais
Career
YearsTeams
2010-2017Liga Bolivarense
2016-2017ASPTT Mulhouse
2017-2018São José dos Pinhais
National team
2015-Colombia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
South American Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cali
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cajamarca
Silver medal – second place 2021 Barrancabermeja
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cartagena
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trujillo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta Team

Career

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With Bolivar, she won the 2010 Colombian Youth National Championship and the 2010 Colombian Junior Championship.[1] She claimed the fifth place in the 2010 Youth South American Championship held in Peru.[2][3]

She won the silver medal in the 2011 Colombia Junior Championship, representing Bolivar[4] and later she won with Bolivar the 2011 Inter Schools Championships.[5]

2013

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In the 2013 Copa Latina, she won with her national team the gold medal and the Best Setter award.[6] In June she traveled to Brno, Czech Republic, to play the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship, ending up in the 13th place.[7] She finished the pool play round as the top setter; she recalled that she found very important spending four months practicing together and would like to have faced the tournament with even harder strength.[8] She won the 2013 Colombian Championship in the senior category with Bolivar.[9] She won the 2013 Bolivarian Games bronze medal with her national team.[10]

2014

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Marín won with Bolivar the 2014 Colombian National Senior Championship played in Cali.[11] In August 2014, Gómez won the silver medal in the 2014 U22 South American Championship.[12]

She won the Best Setter award in the 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup.[13]

2015

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On club level she played for Liga Bolivarense in 2015.[14] With Liga Bolivarense she claimed the 2015 National Games championship[15] over the Antioquia team[16] without losing a single set in the whole tournament.[17] In the 2015 South American Championship, she won the bronze medal with her national team and was awarded tournament's Best Setter.[18]

2016

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Marín joined the French club ASPTT Mulhouse.[19] She helped Bolivar to win the 2016 Colombian U21 National Championship.[20] She won the 2016 U22 South American Championship silver medal and the Best Setter and Most Valuable Player awards.[21]

She was awarded 2016 Volleyball player of the year by the Colombian Volleyball Federation and the Colombia Olympic Committee.[22]

2017

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With ASPTT Mulhouse, Marín won the 2016/17 French Championship.[23] After returning from France, she won the 2017 Colombian Senior Championship as the captain of the Bolivar team, their fifth championship.[24] She played with her national senior team the 2017 South American Championship,[25] winning the silver medal when they lost 0–3 to Brazil, winning the Best Setter individual award.[26] She played in October the 2018 FIVB World Championship CSV qualification tournament, but her team could not get a berth for next year competition.[27]

She won the bronze medal in the 2017 Bolivarian Games under 23 tournament.[28] She won the 2017 Volleyball player of the year in December, 2017.[29]

Personal life

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She studied in the Institución Educativa Soledad Acosta de Samper (I.E.S.A.S.) high school[30] and as of 2015 she was studying Business Administration in the Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar.[31]

Awards

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Individuals

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Clubs

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  • 2014 Colombian Championship –   Champion, with Liga Bolivarense
  • 2016-17 French Championship –   Champion, with ASPTT Mulhouse
  • 2017 Colombian Championship –   Champion, with Liga Bolivarense
  • 2018 Superliga B - Vice campeã

References

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  1. ^ "Bolívar, campeón" (in Spanish). El Universal. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino de Menores 2010: Clasificación y Premiación Individuales" (in Spanish). CSV. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Triunfo de las menores en Perú" (in Spanish). Asociación Rosarina de Voleibol. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Bolívar, en la élite del voleibol nacional" (in Spanish). El Universal. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Bolívar, el amo del voleibol" (in Spanish). El Universal. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Colombia, campeón de la Copa Latina de Voleibol Juvenil" (in Spanish). El Universal. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Colombia see off Egypt in straight sets to clinch 13th spot". Brno, Czech Republic: FIVB. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. ^ "María Alejandra Marín, la creativa del voleibol colombiano" (in Spanish). El Universal. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Bolívar ganó el título en Nacional de Voleibol Femenino - Categoría Mayores" (in Spanish). COLDEPORTES. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Colombia lleva ventaja de siete preseas en los Juegos Bolivarianos Trujillo" (in Spanish). Cablenoticias. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Bolívar finalizó campeón del LI Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol Mayores" (in Spanish). COLDEPORTES. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Ángela Leyva elegida la mejor jugadora del Sudamericano Sub 22" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Dominican Brayelin Martinez elected the MVP of the Women's U-23 Pan-Am Cup". Ica, Peru: NORCECA. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Team Roster – Colombia". FIVB.org. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Amanda Daniela Coneo Cardona" (in Spanish). juegosnacionales.gov.co. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Bolívar, campeón del voleibol femenino en los Juegos Nacionales" (in Spanish). El Universal. COLPRENSA. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  17. ^ ""Bolívar viene muy fuerte y aquí no para esto, vamos por más"" (in Spanish). El Universal. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  18. ^ Saenz, Amelia (4 October 2015). "Bronce para Colombia en el Sudamericano de voleibol Femenino" (in Spanish). ColombiaSports.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  19. ^ "NOUVELLE ARRIVÉE À L'ASPTT MULHOUSE: MARIA ALEJANDRA MARIN" (in French). ASPTT MULHOUSE. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  20. ^ "La Gobernación del Bolívar exaltó a los equipos de voleibol y karate do" (in Spanish). El Universal. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  21. ^ Caballero Villa, Carlos (2 August 2016). "Colombia, subcampeona en voleibol femenino en Suramericano de Lima" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Así fue la noche de los mejores del deporte colombiano" (in Spanish). El Universal. COLPRENSA. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  23. ^ "L'ALSACE DU 12/05/2017 : LA RANÇON DE LA GLOIRE" (in French). ASPTT MULHOUSE. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Se prolonga el reinado de Bolívar en el voleibol: pentacampeonas" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  25. ^ Muñoz, Sebastian (15 August 2017). "#Suda2017 Colombia alista sus 'armas' para enfrentar a Perú" (in Spanish). Voleibol.pe. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  26. ^ "Brasil suma su 20º Titulo y clasifica al Mundial de Japon en el Sudamericano de Cali" (in Spanish). CSV. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  27. ^ "Colombia no pudo quedarse con el cupo al Mundial de Voleibol Femenino del próximo año" (in Spanish). Primer Tiempo. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  28. ^ Salas, Edgar Jose (17 November 2017). "Colombia, bronce en Voleibol y oro en ganarse el corazón de los cienagueros" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  29. ^ "El Comité Olímpico Colombiano premió a lo mejor del deporte nacional" (in Spanish). Semana. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  30. ^ "Semillero de voleibol" (in Spanish). El Universal. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  31. ^ "Dos estudiantes de la UTB hacen parte del equipo de Colombia que ganó medalla de bronce en Four del World Grand Prix 2015 de voleibol" (in Spanish). Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
Awards
Preceded by Best Setter of
South American Championship
2015
2017 		Succeeded by
TBD
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