Raisa O'Farrill Bolanos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is O'Farrill and the second or maternal family name is Bolaños.
Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños
Personal information
Born(1972-04-17)17 April 1972
Villa Clara, Cuba
Died30 May 2023(2023-05-30) (aged 51)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Volleyball information
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
1988–2000Villa Clara
National team
1992–2000Cuba Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Team

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Raisa O'Farrill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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  4. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 - Teams Composition. - Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Raisa O'Farrill". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.