Gina Mambrú


Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 World Championship ranking fifth in both competitions. She won the gold medal at the [Volleyball at the Volleyball at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|2010] and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and bronze at the [Volleyball at the 2015 Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2015 Pan American Games].

Early life

Altagracia used to be a ballet dancer before becoming a volleyball player for Los Cachorros club.

Career

Mambru played at the 2005 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship in Ankara, Turkey. Her team finished in 9th place. She played as opposite and wore the #16 jersey.
With her Junior National Team at the 2006 U-20 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship, she won the Best attacker award. Her team won the silver medal.
Playing with the Brazilian team Vôlei Futuro for the 2009/2010 season, she won the "Best server" award in the Brazilian Superliga.

2010

Playing in Chiapas, Mexico, with her National Senior Team, she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.
Mambrú was sidelined in October from the Dominican Republic 2010 FIVB World Championship squad, because she suffered a thrombosis, from she is recovered.

2011

In early 2011, Altagracia received for magnificent performance during 2010, making her the recipient of the 2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year".

2012

Mambru played the 2012 Olympic tournament and her national team ranked 5th, after losing the quarterfinal match 3–0 against the United States.

2013

She won the Bronze Medal at the Montreux Volley Masters defeating Italy 3–1 after dropping the semifinals 0–3 from Brazil.

2015

Mambru helped her national team to win the Pan American Games bronze medal when they defeated the Puerto Rico national team 3–1. She was awarded tournament's Best Server.

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 "Best spiker"2007 Dominican Volleyball League "Most valuable player"2010 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year"2009/2010 Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol "Best server"2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Most valuable player"2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Best server" 2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix "Best scorer"2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best opposite spiker"2014 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best server"
  • ''2015 Pan American Games "Best server"''

National team

U-20 National Team

Senior team

Clubs