Natalia Martínez

Natalia Martínez
Personal information
Nationality Dominican
Born (2000-11-25) November 25, 2000
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hometown Santo Domingo
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Spike 300 cm (120 in)
Block 275 cm (108 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Mirador
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
FIVB U20 World Championship
2015 Puerto Rico Team
Junior NORCECA Championship
2016 Fort Lauderdale Team

Natalia Martínez (born November 25, 2000) is a Dominican Republic female volleyball player. With her club Mirador she competed at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[1]

Career

2014

Martínez helped her home country to win for the first time Youth NORCECA Championship[2] defeating the United States and qualifying for the 2015 FIVB Girls' World Championship[3] at the time she was decorated with the Most Valuable Player award.[4] She later won the U23 Pan-American Cup, defeating 3-1 Colombia in the final match.[5]

2015

Martínez played with the Dominican club Mirador the FIVB Club World Championship,[6] and her club lost its two matches 1-3 to the Swiss Voléro Zürich[7] and 0-3 to the Brazilian Rexona Ades Rio[8] and finally ranking tied-fifth with the Japanese Hisamitsu Springs.[9] With her U18 national team, she played the FIVB U18 World Championship in Peru in July, helping his nation to reach the 17th place in the tournament.[10] She later won the FIVB U20 World Championship gold medal, the first ever volleyball title for the Dominican Republic,[11] after performing 6-0 after the pool play.[12]

2016

The Dominican Republic won the NORCECA Junior Championship and qualified to the 2017 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship[13] lead by Martínez who won the Most Valuable Player.[14] She later guided her U18 national team to qualify for the 2017 FIVB Girls' World Championship[15] and the gold medal[16] in the NORCECA Youth Championship being awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer.[17]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

References

  1. ↑ "Team Roster – Mirador Santo Domingo". clubworldchampionships.2015.women.fivb.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dominican Republic claim first title ever at NORCECA Girls' U18". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dominican Republic to finals, wins spot to FIVB WCH". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Natalia Martinez named MVP of NORCECA Girls' U18". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dominican Republic confirms Women's U-23 Pan Am Title". Ica, Peru: NORCECA. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "RD queda con plata en Panamericano Voleibol" [DR takes silver in Pan American Voleyball]. CDN (in Spanish). Havana, Cuba. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Thompson takes heart from opening win". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rexona-AdeS demolish Mirador on way to semifinals". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Eczacibasi reach summit of club volleyball at Zurich 2015". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Final Standing". FIVB. 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Brasileiras desperdiçam dois match points e dominicanas entram para a História" [Brazilian wasted two match points and Dominicans join history]. Melhor do volei (in Spanish). 20 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "RD cierra invicta segunda ronda en Mundial Sub-20" [DR closes second round undefeated in U-20 World Championships]. El Caribe (in Spanish). 18 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Nova Southeastern to Host NORCECA Women's U20 Championship". USA Volleyball. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dominican Natalia Martinez named MVP of the NORCECA U20". Fort Lauderdale: NORCECA. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Dominican Republic clinches spot in U18 World Championship". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Dominican Republic repeats as NORCECA U-18 champions". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Natalia Martinez earns second MVP title of 2016". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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