Dulce Téllez
Cuban volleyball player
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| Full name | Dulce María Téllez Palacio | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 40) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 (national team) | ||||||||||||||
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Dulce María Téllez Palacio (born 12 September 1983), also known as Dulce Téllez, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[1][2]
2006 Defection
On 2 July 2006, during international competition in Puerto Rico, Téllez requested political asylum.[3] She left the hotel where her team was staying at 3:00 in the morning.[3] She had played the day before and defeated Venezuela.[3]
Clubs
Mets de Guaynabo (2010-2011)
References
- ^ "Dulce Téllez". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Dulce Téllez". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Voleibolista cubana Tellez pide asilo político en Puerto Rico". El Universo (in Spanish). 2 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
External links
- Olympedia Profile: Dulce María Téllez Palacio
- Volleybox.net Profile
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Cuba women's volleyball squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
- 1 Yumilka Ruíz
- 3 Nancy Carrillo
- 5 Maybelis Martínez
- 6 Daimí Ramírez
- 8 Yaima Ortíz
- 10 Ana Fernández
- 11 Liana Mesa
- 12 Rosir Calderón
- 13 Anniara Muñoz
- 16 Dulce Téllez
- 17 Marta Sánchez
- 18 Zoila Barros
- Coach: Luis Calderon
