Ángela Leyva
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| Full name | María Ángela Leyva Tagle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Peruana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 22, 1996 Lima, Peru |
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| Hometown | Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 3.12 m (10.2 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 3.06 m (10.0 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Universidad San Martín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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María Ángela Leyva Tagle (born November 22, 1996 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian volleyball player who plays for the Peru national team. At the age of 14 she had already been in all categories of Peru's national team, Child (U16), Youth (U18), Junior (U20) and Senior.
Ángela was captain of the team that won gold at the 2012 Youth South American Championship, the first gold medal for Peruvian volleyball in that category after 32 years and the first gold in any category in 19 years.
Leyva first started playing volleyball at Camino de Vida Volleyball Club in the Peruvian National League. At the age of 14 she was named captain of the U16 squad with looks for the first South American Championship of that category.
She was invited to be a part of the Peruvian senior team for the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters.
When Camino de Vida Volleyball Club dissolved, Cenaida Uribe, Peruvian ex-volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist made the Club into Universidad San Martín. Ángela stayed in the team and was joined by international figures such as Dominican Republic's Cándida Arias. The club finished second in their first season at the LNSV.
Leyva then participated in the first U16 South American Championship. The team captained by Leyva defeated Brazil for the first time in 19 years. Peru finished second at the tournament and Leyva was named Best Spiker and Best Scorer.
Leyva was once again invited to play for the senior team at the 2012 Pan American Cups, first at the Senior Pan-American Cup and then at the U23 Cup. After that Ángela participated in the 2012 South American Junior Championship where the Peruvian team finished second; Ángela was named Best Server.
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