Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team
The Dominican national volleyball team of women is a selection of the best Dominican players, the Federación Dominicana de Voleibol represented in international tournaments and international matches.
History
World Championships
The Dominican Republic took in 1974 in Mexico for the first time at a World Volleyball Championships in part, finishing in 21st place. Four years later, it improved by two places. In 1998 there were eleven rank the best result. At the tournament in 2002, the Dominican women were Thirteenth and 2006 in Japan, it was enough only for 18th place.
Olympic games
Athens 2004 the Dominicans were for the first time in the Olympic tournament there and reached the eleventh place. For Beijing 2008, the Dominican Republic failed to qualify. In London 2012, she will compete in the Olympics as a North American representative again.
NORCECA Championships
The Dominican Republic 1973-1985 five fifth in the NORCECA Championship. 1977 in their own country occupied the Dominican fourth place in 1983 and they were sixth. After missing out on the tournament in 1987, there were two other places fifth and sixth in 1993. In 1995, the women of the Dominican Republic achieved on home soil back in fourth place. The jump in the top three then succeeded in 1997. According to another fourth place in 1999 Domikanerinnen repeated from 2001 to 2007 in third place four times in a row, with the title fights take place in 2001 and 2003 in their own country. In all four tournaments each the United States and Cuba have been more successful.
World Cup
2003, the Dominican Republic for the first time took part in the World Cup and finished tenth. In 2007, she cut has one rank better.
World Grand Prix
In the first three participations in the World Grand Prix, the Dominicans increased in the years 2004-2006 from twelfth to eighth place. From 2007 to 2010, the courts eleven, nine, eleven and eight followed.