FAMOUS VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

ALYSSA VALDEZ
EARLY LIFE:

BORN ON JUNE 29, 1993, IN SAN JUAN, BATANGAS, PHILIPPINES

STARTED PLAYING VOLLEYBALL AT THE AGE OF 10
STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

MULTIPLE-TIME MVP (MOST VALUABLE PLAYER) IN THE UAAP (UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC

ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES) WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
HELPED THE ATENEO LADY EAGLES WIN THEIR FIRST-EVER UAAP WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP IN SEASON 76 (2013-2014)
REPRESENTED THE PHILIPPINES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS SUCH AS THE SOUTHEAST
ASIAN GAMES AND ASIAN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
PLAYED PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL FOR TEAMS SUCH AS THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
TRANSFORMERS AND CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS

OFF-COURT ACHIEVEMENTS:

NAMED AS ONE OF FORBES ASIA'S 30 UNDER 30 IN ENTERTAINMENT IN 2017

SERVED AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS UNICEF AND PHILIPPINE RED
CROSS
CO-FOUNDED THE ALYSSA VALDEZ VOLLEYBALL ACADEMY TO TRAIN YOUNG ASPIRING
VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

LEGACY:

CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

HELPED RAISE THE PROFILE OF WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL IN THE COUNTRY
INSPIRED MANY YOUNG FILIPINOS, ESPECIALLY GIRLS, TO TAKE UP VOLLEYBALL AND PURSUE
THEIR DREAMS
 DEANNA WONG
DEANNA WONG WAS BORN IN CEBU, PHILIPPINES. SHE ATTENDED ST.
THERESA'S COLLEGE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE-RECOLETOS FOR HIGH SCHOOL. SHE IS PURSUING AN
AB INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES DEGREE AT THE ATENEO DE MANILA
UNIVERSITY.SHE BEGAN PLAYING INDOOR VOLLEYBALL IN SIXTH GRADE
INTRAMURALS AT THE INVITATION OF HER BEST FRIEND AND CONTINUED TO
PLAY THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS THEN INVITED TO ATTEND A THREE-
WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM AT SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE-RECOLETOS AND
ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY.
ACHIEVEMENTS
IN 2018, WONG WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP 5 SETTERS IN
THE COUNTRY.
IN OCTOBER 2, 2018, SHE WAS ONE OF THE NOMINEES FOR PUSH
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR.
2018 UAAP SEASON 80 INDOOR VOLLEYBALL BEST SETTER
WHILE BEING A PART OF THE TEAM, ATENEO WAS THE UAAP RUNNER-
UP IN 2016 AND 2017, WON BRONZE IN 2018, AND BECAME THE
CHAMPIONS IN 2019.
 JEMA GALANZA
JESSE AND FE GALANZA RAISED JEMA GALANZA IN
SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES. SHE ATTENDED SAN
PEDRO RELOCATION CENTER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN
SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, AND GRADUATED FROM ADAMSON
UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. HER
YOUNGER SISTER, MARIA FE "MAFE" GALANZA, PLAYS
FOR THE GOLDEN TIGRESSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
SANTO TOMAS.
DURING HER COLLEGIATE CAREER, SHE WAS A MEMBER
OF THE ADAMSON LADY FALCONS AND SERVED AS
TEAM CAPTAIN DURING UAAP SEASON 80. GALANZA
PLAYS IN THE PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE FOR THE
CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS, ALONGSIDE ALYSSA
VALDEZ, JIA MORADO, AND MICHELE GUMABAO.
AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL
2015 16TH NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL "BEST
ATTACKER"
2018 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OPEN CONFERENCE "2ND
BEST OUTSIDE SPIKER"
2019 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OPEN CONFERENCE "MOST
VALUABLE PLAYER (MVP) AND 1ST BEST OPEN SPIKER"
COLLEGIATE
2014 UAAP SEASON 76 BEACH VOLLEYBALL - MED 1.PNG
CHAMPION, WITH ADAMSON SOARING LADY FALCONS
2014 SHAKEY'S V-LEAGUE 11TH SEASON 1ST CONFERENCE - MED
3.PNG BRONZE MEDAL, WITH ADAMSON SOARING LADY FALCONS
2014 19TH UNIGAMES WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL - MED 3.PNG
BRONZE MEDAL, WITH ADAMSON SOARING LADY FALCONS
CLUB TEAM
2017 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE REINFORCED OPEN
CONFERENCE - MED 3.PNG THIRD PLACE, WITH CREAMLINE COOL
SMASHERS
2018 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE REINFORCED CONFERENCE -
MED 1.PNG CHAMPION, WITH CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS
2018 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OPEN CONFERENCE - MED
1.PNG CHAMPION, WITH CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS
•2019 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE REINFORCED CONFERENCE
- MED 2.PNG RUNNER-UP, WITH CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS
2019 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OPEN CONFERENCE - MED
1.PNG CHAMPION, WITH CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS
• 2021 PREMIER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OPEN CONFERENCE - MED
2.PNG RUNNER-UP, WITH CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS
 03 Saori Kimura

02 Kelsey Robinson

01 Jordan Larson
 Jordan Larson

JORDAN LARSON, BORN ON OCTOBER 16, 1986, IS A THREE-TIME OLYMPIC

MEDALIST AND FORMER AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL PLAYER. LARSON WON GOLD

WITH THE NATIONAL TEAM AT THE 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. SHE WON GOLD
IN THE RIMINI VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE AND WILL COMPETE IN THE TOKYO
SUMMER OLYMPICS IN 2020.

ACHIEVEMENTS
WON SILVER AT THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN LONDON AND BRONZE AT THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN RIO
DE JANEIRO. SHE ACCOMPLISHED THE OLYMPIC MEDAL TRIFECTA BY CAPTURING A GOLD, SILVER, AND
BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS.
 Kelsey Robinson
Robinson was a member of the bronze-medal-winning
United States team in 2016, and she has also spent
significant time playing abroad. Robinson, who was born
in Illinois and raised in California, has played
professionally in China, Puerto Rico, Italy, and Turkey.
Saori Kimura
Saori Kimura is a professional volleyball player
from Japan. She is also one of the most well-
known and popular female volleyball players in
the world today. The 36-year-old won a gold
medal at the Asian Championship. Her
husband's name is Yujiro Hidaka, and they
married in 2016. Saori Kimura's net worth is $3
million as of 2023.
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