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, the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was part of the Cuban national team that won the 1978 FIVB World Championship. In 1978, she was selected as the best player in the world by the FIVB.
In 1985, Pérez retired from volleyball due to the 1984 Olympic boycott and an expected 1988 Olympic boycott brought by geopolitical tensions.
Awards
Pan American Games bronze medal 1967
Four-time Pan American Games gold medal 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983
FIVB World Cup silver medal 1977
FIVB best player in the world 1978
FIVB World Championship gold medal 1978
Personal life
In 1987, Pérez gave birth to her daughter.
References
External links
Mercedes Pérez at Olympics.com
Olympedia Profile: Mercedes Pérez
1950 births
Living people
Cuban women's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)