Cindy Carolina Rondón Martínez (born 12 November 1988 in

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) is a

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player from the

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, who twice won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the NORCECA Championship.

Career

2005–2011

Playing as a middle blocker, Rondón was named "Best blocker" at the 2005 NORCECA Championship. She was signed by the Italian club BigMat Kerakoll Chieri and transferred

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to Megius Padova. At the 2006 TV Azteca's Women Stars Volleyball Cup, she won the "Best spiker" award and the gold medal with her team. She won the "Best blocker" of the 2007 season of the LVSF with Vaqueras de Bayamón and was also selected for the All-Star game. She played for

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from 2007/2008 until 2008/2009, when she suffered an injury and had a

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replacement. Playing in

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with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.

2013–present

Rondón signed for the 2012/13 season with Peruvian club Deportivo Géminis to play the

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. She was signed as replacement player of fellow Dominican player Lisvel Elisa Eve after Eve suffered an exposed tibia and fibula fracture while playing a match for the Peruvian team.

Clubs

* Deportivo Nacional (2003) * Bameso (2004) * Modeca (2005) * Megius Volley Padova (2005–2006) * Vaqueras de Bayamón (2007) *

(2007–2009) *

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(2010) * Mirador (2010–2012) * Deportivo Géminis (2013) * Deportivo Géminis (2014-2015)

Awards

Individuals

* 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best blocker" * 2006 TV Azteca's Women Stars Volleyball Cup "Best spiker" * 2007 Puerto Rican League "Best blocker" * 2007 Puerto Rican League All-Star * 2007 Pan-American Games "Best blocker" * 2008 Pan-American Cup "Best blocker" * 2015 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino "Best outside hitter" * 2015 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino "Best scorer" * 2015 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino "MVP"

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