Karina Ocasio

Karina Ocasio Clemente (born August 1, 1985) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. Ocasio became "Best Scorer" at the event, alongside Kazakhstan's Yelena Pavlova.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ocasio and the second or maternal family name is Clemente.
Karina Ocasio
Ocasio playing for Galatasaray in 2010
Personal information
Full nameKarina Ocasio Clemente
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1985-08-01) August 1, 1985
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike298 cm (117 in)
Block288 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter
Current clubFujian Yango
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2000Conquistadoras de Guaynabo
2003–2004Despar Sirio Perugia
2004–2005Caoduro Cavazzale
2005–2008Valencianas de Juncos
2008–2010Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
2010–2011Galatasaray Medical Park
2013–2014Hwaseong IBK Altos
2014Criollas de Caguas
2014–2015Fujian Xi Meng Bao
2015Criollas de Caguas
2015–2016Fujian Yango
Criollas de Caguas2017
National team
2002–Puerto Rico
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
2010 MayagüezTeam
2006 CartagenaTeam
Pan-American Cup
2016 Santo DomingoTeam
2009 MiamiTeam
Last updated: September 12, 2016

Career

She was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany.[1], and at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix.[2] Ocasio played for Fujian Xi Meng Bao in China for the 2014–2015 season.

She won the Best Scorer award at the 2015 Pan American Games, losing the bronze medal to the Dominican Republic 1-3.[3]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals
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References
  1. "Team Rosters". fivb.
  2. "Team Roster - Puerto Rico - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". World Grand Prix. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.


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