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Raquel Chumpitaz

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Raquel West
Personal information
Full nameRaquel Elsa Chumpitaz (-Gáll-, -West)
NicknameLa Chunga
Born (1962-02-11) 11 February 1962 (age 62)
Lima, Peru
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Middle blocker
Number4
National team
1979–1982, 1991
1983–1987
 Peru
 Hungary
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1979 Rosario
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo André
Representing  Hungary
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1983 East Germany

Raquel West (born 11 February 1962), previously known as Raquel Chumpitaz, is a Peruvian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru.[2]

Personal life

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West is the club director and head coach at Spaceneedle Volleyball Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington.[3]

West has a son named Matt West who played as a setter at Pepperdine University.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Raquel Chumpitaz". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Raquel West, OLY". Spaceneedlevolleyball.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1 Matt West". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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