Milagros Cámere

Milagros Cámere
Personal information
Full nameMilagros Beatriz Cámere Puga
NicknameLa Zurda de Plata ("The Silver Lefty")
NationalityPeruvian
Born(1972-09-22)22 September 1972
Died5 May 2024(2024-05-05) (aged 51)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number7 (1996)
17 (2000)
National team
1991–2000 Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cusco
Silver medal – second place 1991 Osasco
Silver medal – second place 1995 Porto Alegre
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lima
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Valencia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cámere and the second or maternal family name is Puga.

Milagros Beatriz Cámere Puga (22 September 1972 – 5 May 2024), more commonly known as Milagros Cámere, was a Peruvian volleyball player. Cámere played with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[1] and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, finishing eleventh in both events.[2][3] She was nicknamed "La Zurda de Plata" ("The Silver Lefty").[4]

Cámere also represented Peru at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil[5] and the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[6]

Personal life and death

Cámere died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 51.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1996 Olympics - Indoor Women Team Rosters". Volleyball.org. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peruvian volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Milagros Cámere". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Milagros Beatriz Cámere Puga
  4. ^ a b Melendez, Kevin (7 May 2024). "Falleció Milagros Cámere, campeona sudamericana y 2 veces olímpica con la selección peruana de vóley". La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XII World Championship 1994 Sao Paulo (BRA) 17-30.10 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1998 Japan - 03-12.11 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.