Lisvel Elisa Eve-Castillo (''

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'' Eve Mejía, born September 10, 1991) is a female

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player from the

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, who played for the Women's National Team at the

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. Eve also played the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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. There the team ended up in fourth place, and did not qualify for the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

. Shortly afterwards Eve claimed the gold medal at the

2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries from May 30 to June 7, 2008, in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qua ...

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as a sixteen-year-old.

Personal life

Eve was born on September 10, 1991 in Puerto Plata. She was recruited by the former National Team member Miriam García.

Career

Eve was the youngest athlete during the

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, there she ranked 9th with her national team. She was chosen 2008 Athlete of the Year of her native province of Puerto Plata by the Guild of Sport Writers. Playing in

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at the

Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino The Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino (LVSF) is a professional volleyball league in Puerto Rico. The competitions are organized by the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation (Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol, FPV). Current teams League c ...

with

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for the 2009 season, Eve was chosen among the "All-Star" Team, and also at the "Offensive Team". Playing in

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, with her National Senior Team, Eve won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal. She signed for the Japanese professional club

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for the 2010-2011 season. At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Eve was awarded with the ''Best Server'' award, also winning the silver medal with her national team. For the 2012 Season of the Puerto Rican League, Eve signed for the team

. At the

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held in London, Eve played with her National Team ranking in the 5th place after losing the quarter final game to the

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. Eve signed for the Brazilian professional club Banana Boat/Praia Clube for the 2012-13 season. Even when she was announced, her Brazilian team presented the American Danielle Scott and instead of playing in Brazil, she was signed by the Peruvian professional club Deportivo Géminis for a three months contract. In September 2012, Eve won the gold medal at the first 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup, played in

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2013 Injury

During the 2012/2013 Peruvian League, Eve suffered an exposed tibia and fibula fracture in her left leg on February 16, 2013. She went under surgery for surgical cleaning.

2024 Doping Controversy

Lisvel Eve was removed from the Dominican national team that will compete in the 2024 Olympic Games for testing positive for doping for use of furosemide, a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Clubs

* Deportivo Nacional (2004–2005) * Mirador (2006–2007) *

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(2008) *

(2009) *

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(2009–2010) *

Indias de Mayagüez Indias de Mayagüez is the Professional Female volleyball (LVSF) team of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The team's home court is the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes The Palacio de Recreación y Deportes German Wilkins Vélez Ramírez is a coliseum ...

(2010) *

(2010–2011) *

(2012) * Deportivo Géminis (2012-2013) * Deportivo Géminis (2015-2019) *

Universidad de San Martín de Porres Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

(2019-2020)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2008 NORCECA Junior Continental Championship U-20 "Best Attacker"'' * '' 2008 Dominican Volleyball League "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2008 Dominican Volleyball League "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2009 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino "All-Star"'' * '' 2009 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino "Offensive Team"'' * '' 2010 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2011 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"'' * '' 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2019 Pan American Games "Best Middle Blockers"''

Junior Team

* 2006 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 Silver Medal * 2008 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 Silver Medal * 2009 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship Silver Medal * 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup - Gold Medal

Clubs

* 2008

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- 3rd Place, with

* 2010

Empress's Cup , since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" () or The JFA Empress's Cup (from 2024 onwards), is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be considered the female counterpart to t ...

Champion, with

References

External links

FIVB Profile

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