- Bibiana Candelas
Bibiana Candelas Ramírez (born
December 2 ,1983 ) is a 6'5" (195 cm)beach volleyball player who represented her native country,Mexico , at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner,Mayra Garcia .Prep and early life
Candelas was born in
Torreón ,Coahuila .She graduated in 2002 from
Colegio Ponceño inPuerto Rico , but attendedPreparatoria Luzac in Torreón as a freshman and sophomore. She was an eight-year (1997-2004) member of Mexico's Women's Volleyball National TeamUSC
She played middle blocker at the
University of Southern California from 2002-2005 and was a three time All-American. She helped her team win the 2002 and 2003NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship , as well as a final four appearance in 2004.National Team
*2002: 21th place in the World Championship in
Germany
*2006: 21th place in the World Championship inJapan External links
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2006/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=117235 FIVB Biography]
* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/candelas_bibiana00.html USC Bio]
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