Mayra Huerta

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Mayra Huerta Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday September 14, 1970
place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
size 1.79 m
Partner 1995–1996 Velia Eguiluz Soto
1997–2000 Laura Almaral Palafox
2000–2001 Teresa Galindo Mata
2003 Laura Almaral Palafox
2004 Teresa Galindo Mata
successes
1996 - Olympian
1997 - World Cup participant
1999 - World Cup participant
2001 - World Cup participant
(As of May 25, 2014)

Mayra Yaratzeth Huerta Hernández (born September 14, 1970 in Guadalajara ) is a former Mexican beach volleyball player .

Career

Huerta played her first international tournaments in 1995 and 1996 with Velia Eguiluz Soto . Her best results during this time were two 13th places at the Espinho and Bali Open. In addition, Huerta / Velia competed at the Olympic tournament in Atlanta. There they were eliminated in the preliminary round after losing to the French Prawerman / Lesage and the Indonesian duo Timy / Eta .

In 1997 Huerta formed a new duo with Laura Almaral Palafox . At the first official World Championship in Los Angeles , Huerta / Laura came in 33rd place. On the World Tour, 17th places in 1997 in Osaka , 1998 in Toronto and 1999 in Acapulco were the best results. In 1999 the two Mexicans competed for the second time in a world championship and finished 17th in Marseille .

At the first tournament with her new partner Teresa Galindo Mata , Huerta finished ninth in the Fortaleza Open. In 2001, further top ten results followed in Macau, Osaka and Maoming. At the 2001 World Cup in Klagenfurt , Huerta / Galindo won their group of three in the preliminary round and reached the first main round; there they were subject to their compatriots Gaxiola / García .

In 2003, Huerta played three Grand Slams and three open tournaments with Laura Almaral Palafox. The best result was 17th place in Rhodes . In 2004 Huerta competed again with Galindo Mata. After a 33rd place in Fortaleza, there was place 41 in each of four other Open tournaments.

Private

Huerta is married to the Mexican beach volleyball player Joel Sotelo Villalobos .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ex olímpicos mexicanos engalanan el voleibol en Progreso. Por Esto, Retrieved June 25, 2014 (Spanish).

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personal data
SURNAME Huerta, Mayra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Huerta Hernández, Mayra Yaratzeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Guadalajara , Mexico