Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team

National sports team
Dominican Republic
AssociationConfederación Dominicana de Voleibol
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachMarcos Kwiek
FIVB ranking9 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2004)
Best result5th place (2012)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1974)
Best result5th place (2014)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 2003)
Best result7th (2015, 2019)
www.fedovoli.org (in Spanish)
Honours
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Santo Domingo Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tijuana/Mexicali
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ciudad de México
Gold medal – first place 2016 Santo Domingo
Gold medal – first place 2021 Santo Domingo
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hermosillo
Silver medal – second place 2002 Mexicali
Silver medal – second place 2003 Saltillo
Silver medal – second place 2005 Santo Domingo
Silver medal – second place 2009 Miami
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ciudad Juárez
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lima
Silver medal – second place 2015 Lima/Callao
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lima/Cañete
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santo Domingo
Silver medal – second place 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Tijuana/Mexicali
Bronze medal – third place 2006 San Juan
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Colima
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bayamón
Gold medal – first place 2019 San Juan
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guadalajara
Silver medal – second place 2011 Caguas
Silver medal – second place 2013 Omaha
Silver medal – second place 2015 Morelia
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Caguas
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Santo Domingo
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Port of Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Winnipeg
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Chiapas
Silver medal – second place 2008 Fortaleza
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lima
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1946 Barranquilla
Gold medal – first place 1962 Kingston
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayaguez
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo
Bronze medal – third place 1966 San Juan
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Santo Domingo
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Medellín
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Havana

The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team had its biggest recent win in 2023, when the team beat out the USA in 5 sets at the 2023 NORCECA Women’s Championship in Quebec. Currently ranked 6th.

Results

Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 11th place 5 1 4 3 14 Squad
China 2008 did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 8th place 6 2 4 8 12 Squad
Brazil 2016 did not qualify
Japan 2020 8th place 6 2 4 10 13 Squad
France 2024 qualified
United States 2028 future events
Total 0 titles 2/14 17 5 12 21 29 —

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Soviet Union 1952 did not enter
France 1956
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962
Japan 1967
Bulgaria 1970 did not qualify
Mexico 1974
Soviet Union 1978 19th Place 5 1 4 4 14 squad
Peru 1982 did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1986
China 1990
Brazil 1994
Japan 1998 12th Place 8 1 7 5 23 Squad
Germany 2002 13th Place 5 2 3 7 9 Squad
Japan 2006 17th Place 5 1 4 5 12 Squad
Japan 2010 First round 17th Place 5 1 4 6 13 Squad
Italy 2014 Second round 5th Place 11 7 4 27 22 Squad
Japan 2018 Second round 9th Place 9 5 4 17 12 Squad
Netherlands/Poland 2022 Second round 11th place 9 4 5 19 17 Squad
N/A 2025 qualified
Total 0 Titles 9/20 57 22 35 90 122 —

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1993 did not qualify
Japan 1997
Japan 2001
Japan 2005
Japan 2009 Round Robin Third Place 5 3 2 9 8 Squad
Japan 2013 Round Robin 6th Place 5 1 4 6 12 Squad
Japan 2017 did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 2/7 10 4 6 15 20 —

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Uruguay 1973 did not qualify
Japan 1977
Japan 1981
Japan 1985
Japan 1989
Japan 1991
Japan 1995
Japan 1999
Japan 2003 10th Place 11 3 8 11 26 Squad
Japan 2007 9th Place 11 3 8 12 28 Squad
Japan 2011 8th Place 11 4 7 17 25 Squad
Japan 2015 7th Place 11 5 6 18 21 Squad
Japan 2019 7th Place 11 6 5 22 21 Squad
Total 0 Titles 5/13 55 21 34 80 121 —

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Hong Kong 1993 did not enter
China 1994
China 1995
China 1996
Japan 1997
Hong Kong 1998
China 1999
Philippines 2000
Macau 2001
Hong Kong 2002
Italy 2003
Italy 2004 12th Place 9 1 8 Squad
Japan 2005 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad
Italy 2006 8th Place 9 2 7 Squad
China 2007 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad
Japan 2008 9th Place 9 4 5 Squad
Japan 2009 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad
China 2010 8th Place 9 1 8 Squad
Macau 2011 12th Place 9 3 6 Squad
China 2012 12th Place 9 2 7 Squad
World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 2013 10th Place 9 6 3 Squad
Japan 2014 12th Place 9 1 8 Squad
United States 2015 12th Place 9 0 9 Squad
Thailand 2016 13th Place 8 7 1 Squad
China 2017 8th Place 9 4 5 Squad
Total 0 Titles 14/25 126 34 92 —

FIVB Nations League

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
China 2018 Preliminary round 14th 15 3 12 17 37 Squad
China 2019 Preliminary round 8th 15 8 7 31 33 Squad
Italy 2021 Preliminary round 6th 15 9 6 34 25 Squad
Turkey 2022 Preliminary round 9th 12 5 7 19 27 Squad
United States 2023 Preliminary round 11th 12 6 6 25 28 Squad
Total 0 Title(s) 5/5 69 31 38 126 150 —

Pan American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Dominican Republic 1955 4th Place Squad
United States 1959 did not enter
Brazil 1963
Canada 1967
Colombia 1971
Mexico 1975
Puerto Rico 1979 7th Place Squad
Venezuela 1983 did not enter
United States 1987
Cuba 1991
Argentina 1995
Canada 1999 4th Place Squad
Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Champions Squad
Brazil 2007 5th Place Squad
Mexico 2011 4th Place Squad
Canada 2015 3rd Place Squad
Peru 2019 Champions Squad
Chile 2023 Champions Squad
Total 3 Titles 9/18 —

Pan American Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 2002 Final Runners-up Squad
Mexico 2003 Final Runners-up Squad
Mexico 2004 Semi-finals Third place Squad
Dominican Republic 2005 Final Runners-up Squad
Puerto Rico 2006 Semi-finals Third place Squad
Mexico 2007 Semi-finals Third place Squad
Mexico 2008 Final Champions Squad
United States 2009 Final Runners-up Squad
Mexico 2010 Final Champions Squad
Mexico 2011 Final Runners-up Squad
Mexico 2012 Semi-finals Fourth place Squad
Peru 2013 Final Runners-up Squad
Pan-American Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 2014 Final Champions Squad
Peru 2015 Final Runners-up Squad
Dominican Republic 2016 Final Champions Squad
Peru 2017 Final Runners-up Squad
Dominican Republic 2018 Final Runners-up Squad
Peru 2019 Final Runners-up Squad
Dominican Republic 2021 Final Champions Squad
Mexico 2022 Final Champions Squad
Total 6 Titles 20/20 —

NORCECA Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 1969 did not enter
Cuba 1971
Mexico 1973 5th Place Squad
United States 1975 5th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1977 4th Place Squad
Cuba 1979 5th Place Squad
Mexico 1981 5th Place Squad
United States 1983 6th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1985 5th Place Squad
Cuba 1987 did not enter
Puerto Rico 1989 5th Place Squad
Canada 1991 5th Place Squad
United States 1993 6th Place Squad
Dominican Republic 1995 Semi-finals 4th Place Squad
Puerto Rico 1997 Semi-finals 4th Place Squad
Mexico 1999 Semi-finals 4th Place 5 3 2 10 8 Squad
Dominican Republic 2001 Semi-finals Third Place 4 3 1 11 4 Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Semi-finals Third Place 5 4 1 14 5 Squad
Trinidad and Tobago 2005 Semi-finals Third Place 6 4 2 12 6 Squad
Canada 2007 Semi-finals Third Place 6 4 2 12 8 Squad
NORCECA Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Puerto Rico 2009 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 5 Squad
Puerto Rico 2011 Final Runners Up 5 3 2 9 6 Squad
United States 2013 Final Runners Up 4 3 1 10 4 Squad
Mexico 2015 Final Runners Up 5 4 1 13 6 Squad
Puerto Rico 2019 Final Champions 6 5 1 15 7 Squad
Mexico 2021 Final Champions 6 5 1 15 7 Squad
Canada 2023 Final Champions 6 5 1 15 6 Squad
Total 4 Titles 23/26 —

Current squad

The following is the Dominican roster in the 2020 Volleyball Olympic Games.

Head coach: Marcos Kwiek

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017–18 club
1 Annerys Vargas 7 August 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 327 cm (129 in) 320 cm (130 in) Free agent
3 Lisvel Elisa Eve 10 September 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 315 cm (124 in) Dominican Republic Puerto Plata
5 Brenda Castillo(L) 5 June 1992 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 245 cm (96 in) 230 cm (91 in) Dominican Republic San Cristóbal
6 Camil Domínguez 7 December 1991 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 232 cm (91 in) 275 cm (108 in) Dominican Republic Mirador
7 Niverka Marte 19 October 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 283 cm (111 in) Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional
14 Prisilla Rivera(C) 29 December 1984 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 309 cm (122 in) 305 cm (120 in) Dominican Republic San Pedro de Macorís
16 Yonkaira Peña 10 May 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Brazil Rio de Janeiro
18 Bethania de la Cruz 13 May 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Russia Dinamo Kazan
20 Brayelin Martínez 11 September 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Italy Casalmaggiore
21 Jineiry Martínez 3 December 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 280 cm (110 in) Dominican Republic Mirador
23 Gaila González 25 June 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 276 cm (109 in) Dominican Republic Mirador
25 Larysmer Martínez 18 October 1996 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 288 cm (113 in) 258 cm (102 in) Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional

Notable players

References

External links

  • Official website
  • FIVB profile
  • Team profile at 2018 World Cup
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Women's national volleyball teams of North America, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA)
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