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Karla Echenique

Karla Echenique
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Personal information
Full name Karla Miguelina Echenique
Nationality  Dominican Republic
Born (1986-05-16) May 16, 1986 (age 31)
Santo Domingo
Hometown Santo Domingo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Spike 300 cm (120 in)
Block 290 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Poland Organika Budowlani Łódź
Number 12
National team
2002 - Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Last updated: March 2011

Karla Miguelina Echenique (born May 16, 1986 in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played as a setter for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, but did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. She, and the Dominican Republic team did, however, qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they finished 5th.

Personal Life: Karla has more than one sister, and one those sisters attends Broward College- South Campus and her name happens to be Michelle Echenique.

She won the Silver Medal with the National Junior Team at 2002 NORCECA Youth Girls' Volleyball Championship and was selected tournament "Best Setter". Same year she participated at the 2002 World Championships with the National Senior Team at the age of 15, making her the youngest player at the competition. She helped her team to reach the 13th place.

In beach volleyball she won the bronze medal at the 2006 National Championship, playing with Bethania de la Cruz.

She finished in fourth place, playing in Japan at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Shortly afterwards she claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico.


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