Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, organized by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). Since its introduction in 1969 the tournaments have been awarded every two years. The competition has been dominated by Cuba and United States, which won together 21 of the 25 editions of the tournament.
Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | |
Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1969 |
No. of teams | 12 (Finals) |
Continent | North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NORCECA) |
Most recent champion(s) | Dominican Republic (2nd title) |
Most titles | Cuba (13 titles) |
History
Note: X indicates that the 2017 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship - played from 26 September to 16 October 2017 in Canada, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago - was a qualifying event for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship[6] There was no main NORECA tournament in 2017.
Medals summary
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 13 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
2 | United States | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
3 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
4 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
6 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 nations) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
MVP by edition
- 1969 – 1999 – Unknown
- 2001 – Tara Cross-Battle
- 2003 – Yumilka Ruíz
- 2005 – Nancy Metcalf
- 2007 – Nancy Carrillo
- 2009 – Prisilla Rivera
- 2011 – Bethania de la Cruz
- 2013 – Kelly Murphy
- 2015 – Nicole Fawcett
- 2019 – Brayelin Martínez
See also
References
- 2019 NORCECA Host
- 2021 NORCECA Host
- 2023 NORCECA Host
- 2025 NORCECA Host
- 2027 NORCECA Host
- "Qualification Process" (PDF). NORCECA. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.