Denisse Fajardo

Denisse Fajardo García (born July 1, 1964 in Lima) is a retired Peruvian volleyball player, and a three-time Olympian for her native country. She won the silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final.[1][2][3] She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where Peru reached the semi-finals and lost to the United States, and finally finished in fourth place.[2][3] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the World Championship in 1982.

Denisse Fajardo
Personal information
Full nameDenisse Fajardo García
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1964-07-01) July 1, 1964
Lima, Peru
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
National team
1980-1993Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 La Habana Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Montevideo Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Curitiba Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo Andre Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sao Paulo Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fajardo and the second or maternal family name is García.

Career

Fajardo won the 1995 South American Club Championship gold medal playing with the Peruvian club Juventus Sipesa.[4][5]

References
  1. "Demisse Fajardo". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Fajardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denisse Fajardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Full name: Denisse Fajardo García
  4. "PERUANAS DEL SIPESA SON AHORA LÍDERES" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. April 7, 1995. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. "JUVENTUS SIPESA, EL MÁS ORGULLOSO" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. April 10, 1995. Retrieved January 6, 2018.



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