Alexandra Miryec Muñoz Lurita (born August 16, 1992) is a

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

vian

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player who has represented her country at the 2010 Youth Olympics where she helped her team win a Bronze Medal. She is currently the starting setter for the Peru national team.

Career

2009

Alexandra made her debut with the Peru U18 team at the 2009 Youth World Championship, her team finished in 6th place, the best result for any Peruvian team since 1993. Alexandra along with most of her teammates gained fame after the tournament.

2010

Alexandra signed with Peruvian volleyball club ''Divino Maestro'' for the 2010-11 season. Later that year she participated at the 2010 South America Volleyball Championship U20 winning the Silver Medal. Her team also won the Bronze Medal at the

2010 Youth Olympic Games The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, ) officially known as the I Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2010, were the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), an Olympic Games-based event for young athletes. Held ...

2011

Alexandra helped her club, Divino Mestro, win the 2010-11 season of the Peruvian volleyball league Alexandra played with her National Junior Team at the U-20 Pan-American Cup, held in her country,

. Her team won the Gold Medal and Alexandra was named "Best Setter" of the tournament, she also won the "Best Server" award. She also participated with her team in the 2011 Women's Junior World Championship which has held in Peru, her team finished in 6th place. Right after the Junior World Championship, Alexandra joined Peru's senior team for the 2011 World Grand Prix. Alexandra represented her country at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

, as of that tournament, Alexandra is the starting setter for the team.

Clubs

* Divino Maestro (2010–2012) * CV Universidad Cesar Vallejo (2013–2014)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup "Best Setter"'' * '' 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup "Best Server"'' * '' 2012 Copa Latina "Best Setter"'' * '' 2012 Copa Latina "Best Server"'' * '' 2016 Pan-American Cup "Best Setter"''

National Team

Senior Team

2013 Bolivarian Games The 2013 Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XVII Bolivarian Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from November 16–30, 2013, in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, Peru, with some events held in ...

– Gold Medal * 2011 South American Championship – Bronze Medal * 2013 South American Championship – Bronze Medal

Junior Team

* 2010 Junior South American Championship – Silver Medal *

– Bronze Medal * 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup – Gold Medal

Clubs

* 2010-11 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol – Champion with Divino Maestro

References

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