Sara Inés Joya Lobaton (born 22 February 1976), more commonly known as Sara Joya, is a Peruvian former

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player who played as a middle blocker. Joya represented her country at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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. She was a middle blocker.

Career

Joya played in the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, finishing in the eleventh place. She finished tenth in the 1999 FIVB World Cup and twentieth in the 2006 FIVB World Championship. She finished eleventh in the 2007 FIVB World Cup and seventh in both the 2007 Pan-American Cup and 2008 Pan-American Cup.

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Volleybox.net profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joya, Sara 1976 births Living people Peruvian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Peru Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games volleyball players for Peru Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Peruvian sportswomen 21st-century Peruvian sportswomen Volleyball players from Lima