Denisse Fajardo

Denisse Fajardo
Personal information
Full nameDenisse Fajardo García
Born (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964 (age 60)
Lima, Peru
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number9
National team
1980–1993 Peru
Medal record
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 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas
Gold medal – first place 1987 Punta del Este
Gold medal – first place 1989 Curitiba
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo André
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sao Paulo
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fajardo and the second or maternal family name is García.

Denisse Fajardo García (born 1 July 1964), more commonly known as Denisse Fajardo, is a Peruvian former volleyball player and a three-time Olympian for her native country. Fajardo won the silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final.[1][2] She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where Peru reached the semi-finals and lost to the United States, and finally finished in fourth place.[2]

Fajardo was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.[3]

  1. ^ "Demisse Fajardo". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Fajardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Denisse Fajardo". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.