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Women’s Pan Am Cup will be in Peru
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, February 13, 2013 – The XII
Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup will take place in the
cities of Lima and Iquitos, Peru from June 5-16.
The official announcement was made by NORCECA Sport Events
Department on Wednesday and it marks the first time that a South
American country will be hosting the intercontinental event, a
qualifying competition to the FIVB World Grand Prix of the
following year.
Mexico has organized the competition a total of eight times
while the event has taken place once in Dominican Republic,
Puerto Rico and United States.
Defending champions United States, Brazil, Argentina, Canada,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and hosts Peru are the teams registered
for the twelve-team event.
Cuba, with four titles, tops the list as the most successful
country in the annual competition followed by Brazil with three
crowns and United States and Dominican Republic each with two.
The Dominican Republic leads in total medals with ten.
Last year in Ciudad Juarez for second year in a row, USA bounced
back from a 0-2 deficit to defeat Brazil (28-30, 18-25, 25-22,
25-21, 15-11) for the gold medal. The bronze went to Cuba
following a five-set (25-21, 28-26, 23-25, 18-25, 15-12) victory
over Dominican Republic.
The historical podiums of the Women’s Pan Am Cup:
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Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
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2002 |
CUB |
DOM |
CAN |
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2003 |
USA |
DOM |
CUB |
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2004 |
CUB |
USA |
DOM |
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2005 |
CUB |
DOM |
BRA |
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2006 |
BRA |
CUB |
DOM |
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2007 |
CUB |
BRA |
DOM |
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2008 |
DOM |
BRA |
ARG |
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2009 |
BRA |
DOM |
PUR |
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2010 |
DOM |
PER |
USA |
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2011 |
BRA |
DOM |
USA |
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2012 |
USA |
BRA |
CUB |
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