Mercedes Pérez (volleyball)

Mercedes Pérez (born 4 June 1950) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.^[1][2]

Key Information

Mercedes Pérez
Personal information
Full name	Mercedes Pérez Hernández
Nickname	Mamita
Born	(1950-06-04) 4 June 1950 (age 75) Havana, Cuba
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	1
National team
1965–1985  Cuba
1965–1985	Cuba
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Cuba World Championship 1978 Soviet Union FIVB World Cup 1977 Japan Pan American Games 1971 Cali Team 1975 Mexico City Team 1979 Caguas Team 1983 Caracas Team 1967 Winnipeg Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1966 San Juan Team 1974 Santo Domingo Team 1978 Medellín Team 1982 Havana Team 1970 Panama City Team
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
World Championship
	1978 Soviet Union
FIVB World Cup
	1977 Japan
Pan American Games
	1971 Cali	Team
	1975 Mexico City	Team
	1979 Caguas	Team
	1983 Caracas	Team
	1967 Winnipeg	Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1966 San Juan	Team
	1974 Santo Domingo	Team
	1978 Medellín	Team
	1982 Havana	Team
	1970 Panama City	Team
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Pérez was part of the Cuban national team that won the silver medal at the 1977 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the gold medal at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in the Soviet Union.^[3] In 1978, she was selected as the best player in the world by the FIVB.^[4]

In 1985, Pérez retired from volleyball due to the 1984 Olympic boycott and an expected 1988 Olympic boycott brought by geopolitical tensions.^[3]