María Cervera

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMaría Amelia•Cervera Cevedón
Used nameMaría•Cervera
Nick/petnamesLa Gata
Born26 February 1956
Died16 October 2018
Measurements168 cm / 65 kg
NOC Peru

Biography

María Cervera, known in sports as “La Gata,” competed for the Peruvian volleyball team at the 1976 Montréal Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games. Cervera’s sister, Luisa Cervera was a volleyballer who competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. María Cervera was part of the golden age of Peruvian women’s volleyball that led to Peru having one of the top women’s teams in the 1980s.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) PER María Cervera
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Peru 7

Olympic family relations

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