Cecilia Tait

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tait and the second or maternal family name is Villacorta.
Cecilia Tait - IOC Member since 2023
Personal information
Full nameCecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta
NicknameLa Zurda de Oro ("The Golden Lefty")
Born (1962-03-05) 5 March 1962 (age 62)[1]
Lima, Peru[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number7
National team
1978–1988 Peru
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 Caguas Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1979 Rosario
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas
Gold medal – first place 1987 Punta del Este
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo André

Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta (born 5 March 1962),[2] more commonly known as Cecilia Tait, is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player. She was a key player in the rise of the Peruvian women's national volleyball team in the 1980s.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Cecilia Tait Vilacorta" (in Spanish). Congreso de la República del Peru. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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  5. ^ Dwyre, Bill (26 September 1988). "The Seoul Games : Women's Volleyball : Gallant Effort by U.S. Ends in Loss to Peru; No Chance for a Medal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2024. (subscription required)