Denisse Fajardo

Denisse Fajardo
Denisse Fajardo
Personal information
Full name	Denisse Fajardo García
Born	1 July 1964 (age 60); Lima, Peru
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	9
National team
1980–1993	Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing Peru
Olympic Games
World Championship
Goodwill Games
Pan American Games
CSV South American Championship

Denisse Fajardo García (born 1 July 1964), more commonly known as Denisse Fajardo, is a Peruvian former volleyball player and a three-time Olympian for her native country. Fajardo won the silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, after playing the Soviet Union in the final.^[1]^[2] 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]

Fajardo was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.^[3]

Club volleyball

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

References

^ "Demisse Fajardo". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b 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 3 December 2016.
^ "Denisse Fajardo". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ Fernández, Francisco José (7 April 1995). "PERUANAS DEL SIPESA SON AHORA LÍDERES". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ Fernández, Francisco José (10 April 1995). "JUVENTUS SIPESA, EL MÁS ORGULLOSO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.