Raquel West (born 11 February 1962), previously known as Raquel Chumpitaz, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru.[2]
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| Full name | Raquel Elsa Chumpitaz (-Gáll-, -West) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | La Chunga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1962 Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter / Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Personal life
editWest is the club director and head coach at Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington.[3]
West has a son named Matt West who played as a setter at Pepperdine University.[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Raquel West, OLY". Spaceneedlevolleyball.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "1 Matt West". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
