Mercedes Pomares
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Mercedes•Pomares Primelles |
| Used name | Mercedes•Pomares |
| Nick/petnames | La zurda de oro |
| Born | 9 April 1954 in Majagua, Ciego de Ávila (CUB) |
| Died | 6 August 2024 (aged 70 years 3 months 27 days) in La Habana (Havana), Ciudad de La Habana (CUB) |
| Measurements | 181 cm / 78 kg |
| Affiliations | Camagüey |
| NOC |  Cuba |
Biography
During the 1970s and 1980s Mercedes Pomares played for the Cuban national volleyball team and won multiple medals at international tournaments. Cuba excelled in the sport at the Pan American Games, which saw Pomares win four gold medals (1971, 1975, 1979, 1983). She enjoyed similar success at the Central American and Caribbean Games, winning three golds (1974, 1978, 1982), but undoubtably the team’s finest hour was winning the 1978 World Championships in the Soviet Union with victory over Japan. One year earlier she also won silver at the 1977 FIVB World Cup in Japan. Pomares was also part of the Cuban team that competed at the Olympics in 1972, 1976, and 1980, where they had a best finish of fifth-place in Montréal and Moskva.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Volleyball (Volleyball) | CUB |
Mercedes Pomares | |||
| Volleyball, Women (Olympic) | Cuba | 6 | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Volleyball (Volleyball) | CUB |
Mercedes Pomares | |||
| Volleyball, Women (Olympic) | Cuba | 5 | ||||
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Volleyball (Volleyball) | CUB |
Mercedes Pomares | |||
| Volleyball, Women (Olympic) | Cuba | 5 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Volleyball Championships (1–0–0 1978 URS gold)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (3–0–0 1974 Santo Domingo VOL gold; 1978 Medellín VOL gold; 1982 La Habana VOL gold)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (4–0–0 1971 Cali VOL gold; 1975 Ciudad de México VOL gold; 1979 San Juan VOL gold; 1983 Caracas VOL gold)