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Bibiana Candelas
Mexican volleyball player (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bibiana Candelas Ramírez (born December 2, 1983, in Torreon, Coahuila) is a 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) female beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player who represented her native country, Mexico, at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner, Mayra García.
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Prep and early life
Candelas was born in Torreón, Coahuila.
She graduated in 2002 from Colegio Ponceño in Puerto Rico, but attended Preparatoria Luzac in Torreón as a freshman and sophomore. She was an eight-year (1997–2004) member of the Mexico women's national volleyball team.
USC
She played middle blocker at the University of Southern California from 2002 to 2005 and was a three time All-American. She helped her team win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, as well as a final four appearance in 2004.
National team
Candelas played in the 2002 Pan-American Cup helping her team to reach the 4th place and individually winning the Best Blocker award.[1]
- 2002: 21st place in the World Championship in Germany
- 2002: Bronze Medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador
- 2006: 21st place in the World Championship in Japan
Pan American Games
Candelas won the silver medal in 2011 Pan American Games.[2]
Clubs
Leonas de Ponce (2002)
Awards
Individuals
References
External links
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