María_Téllez

Dulce Téllez

Dulce Téllez

Cuban volleyball player

Dulce María Téllez Palacio (born 12 September 1983), also known as Dulce Téllez, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[1][2]

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2006 Defection

On 2 July 2006, during international competition in Puerto Rico, Téllez requested political asylum.[3] She left the hotel where her team was staying at 3:00 in the morning.[3] She had played the day before and defeated Venezuela.[3]

Clubs

References

  1. [1]
    "Dulce Téllez". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Dulce Téllez". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Voleibolista cubana Tellez pide asilo político en Puerto Rico". El Universo (in Spanish). 2 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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