Niverka Marte

Niverka Marte
Personal information
Full name	Niverka Dharlenis Marte Frica
Nickname	Nive
Nationality	Dominican Republic
Born	October 19, 1990 (1990-10-19) (age 21) Santo Domingo
Hometown	Santo Domingo
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (160 lb)
Spike	295 cm (116 in)
Block	283 cm (111 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Distrito Nacional
Number	7
National team
2008 -	Dominican Republic
Honours Women’s Volleyball Competitor for the  Dominican Republic World Grand Champions Cup Bronze 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team U20 World Championship Silver 2009 Mexicali/Tijuana Team Pan-American cup Gold 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana Team Gold 2008 Mexicali/Tijuana Team Silver 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team Silver 2009 Miami Team NORCECA Championship Gold 2009 Bayamón Team Final Four Cup Gold 2010 Chiapas Team Silver 2008 Fortaleza Team Bronze 2009 Lima Team Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 2010 Mayagüez Team
Last updated: June 2011

Niverka Dharlenis Marte Frica (born October 19, 1990 in Santo Domingo^[1]) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the silver medal at the 2009 Women's U20 Volleyball World Championship

Career

During the 2006 season, she played in La Romana with Aviación^[2] and with Mirador at Distrito Nacional Superior Championship, winning her team the league championship.^[3]

Niverka played for her native country at the 2007 FIVB Girls' U18 Volleyball World Championship in Baja California, Mexico. There her team ended up in 8th place.^[4][5]

In 2008, she participated at the NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 as team captain, winning with her them the silver medal^[6] and individually, the "Best Setter" award.^[7] Shortly afterwards she claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico, with the senior national team.

With the National Junior Team she won the silver medal with the at the 2009 Women's U20 Volleyball World Championship.^[8]

Playing beach volleyball (three) with Ana Yorkira Binet and Marianne Fersola, she won the gold medal at the 2010 Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament.^[9][10]

As a setter, she helped the National Senior Team playing in Chiapas, Mexico, to win the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.^[11]

Marte returned to Hato Mayor to win the gold medal in the annual Sport Festival in Beach Volleyball (three), this time playing along Altagracia Mambrú and Ana Yorkira Binet.^[12]

Clubs

• Deportivo Nacional (2004)
• Modeca (2005)
• Mirador (2006)
• Aviación (2006)
• Deportivo Nacional (2007–2008)
• Distrito Nacional (2007–2010)
• Mirador (2010)

Awards

Individuals

• 2008 NORCECA Junior Continental Championship U-20 "Best Setter"

National Team

Senior Team

• 2010 Final Four Women's Cup - Gold Medal
• 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games - Gold Medal
• 2010 Pan-American Cup - Gold Medal
• 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Bronze Medal
• 2009 NORCECA Championship - Gold Medal
• 2009 Pan-American Cup - Silver Medal
• 2009 Final Four Women's Cup - Bronze Medal
• 2008 Pan-American Cup - Gold Medal
• 2008 Final Four Women's Cup - Silver Medal

Junior Team

• 2009 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship Silver Medal
• 2008 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 Silver Medal
• 2006 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 Silver Medal

Clubs

• 2006 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament 2006 - Champion, with Mirador
• 2007 & 2008 Dominican Republic Volleyball League - Champion, with Distrito Nacional

Beach Volleyball

• 2010 Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament Gold Medal
• 2011 Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament Gold Medal

References

1. ^ Hoy. "Niverka Marte un diamante del voleibol RD" (in Spanish). http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2008/9/19/248046/Niverka-Marte-un-diamante-del-voleibol-RD. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
2. ^ El Nuevo Diario. "Villaverde y Aviación van a la final femenina voleibol LR" (in Spanish). http://www2.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=36655. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
3. ^ NORCECA. "Mirador ganó su 24ta corona" (in Spanish). http://www.norceca.org/press%20Release-April.21-2006-Mirador%20gan%F3%20su%2024ta%20corona.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
4. ^ FIVB. "2007 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship / Mexico - Standings". http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/Youth/women/2007/Standings/Standings.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
5. ^ FIVB. "Dominican Republic - Team Composition". http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/Youth/Women/2007/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TEAM=DOM&TRN=GY2007&sm=30. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
6. ^ NORCECA. "USA confirmed its quality by winning the gold". http://www.norceca.org/Jul_27_2008_USA%20confirmed%20its%20quality%20by%20winning%20the%20gold.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
7. ^ NORCECA. "Brenda Castillo elected as the U-20 MVP". http://www.norceca.org/Jul_27_2008_Brenda%20Castillo%20elected%20as%20the%20U-20%20MVP.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
8. ^ FIVB. "Germany wins gold at Women’s Juniors". http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=21738&Language=0. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
9. ^ El Nacional. "Puñal, Opal Jean y Las Kety vencen" (in Spanish). http://www.elnacional.com.do/mobile/article.aspx?id=44571. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
10. ^ Hoy. "Equipos triunfan en torneo voleibol HM" (in Spanish). http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2010/4/5/320391/Equipos-triunfan-en-torneo-voleibol-HM. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
11. ^ Terra. "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). http://www.terra.com.pe/deportes/noticias/dep887004/peru-cae-ante-republica-dominicana-pierde-titulo-final-four.html. Retrieved 2010-09-25. 
12. ^ El Nacional (2011-04-25). "Los Blackers y Pinkys logran títulos festival" (in Spanish). http://elnacional.com.do/deportes/2011/4/25/81485/Los-Blackers-y-Pinkys-logran-titulos-festival. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 

External links

• FIVB Profile

Persondata
Name	Marte, Niverka
Alternative names
Short description	Female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic
Date of birth	October 19, 1990
Place of birth	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date of death
Place of death