Karina Ocasio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ocasio and the second or maternal family name is Clemente.

Karina Ocasio
Ocasio playing for Galatasaray in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Karina Ocasio Clemente
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Born	(1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 39) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Spike	298 cm (117 in)
Block	288 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite hitter
Current club	Mets de Guaynabo
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 2000–2003 Conquistadoras de Guaynabo 2003–2004 Despar Sirio Perugia 2004–2005 Caoduro Cavazzale 2005–2008 Valencianas de Juncos 2008–2010 Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 2010–2011 Galatasaray Medical Park 2013–2014 Hwaseong IBK Altos 2014 Criollas de Caguas 2014–2015 Fujian Xi Meng Bao 2015 Criollas de Caguas 2015–2016 Fujian Yango 2017 Criollas de Caguas 2018 Jakarta BNI 46 2019–2021 Criollas de Caguas 2022–2023 Al-Ahly 2023– Mets de Guaynabo
National team
2002– Puerto Rico
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Team 2006 Cartagena Team Pan-American Cup 2016 Santo Domingo Team 2009 Miami Team
Last updated: September 12, 2016

Karina Ocasio Clemente (born August 1, 1985) is a volleyball player who plays for Puerto Rico national team.

Club career

• Conquistadoras de Guaynabo (2000–2003)
• Despar Sirio Perugia (2003–2004)
• Caoduro Cavazzale (2004–2005)
• Valencianas de Juncos (2005–2008)
• Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (2008–2010)
• Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2011)
• Criollas de Caguas (2013)
• Hwaseong IBK Altos (2013–2014)
• Criollas de Caguas (2014)
• Fujian Xi Meng Bao (2014–2015)
• Criollas de Caguas (2015)
• Fujian Yango (2015–2016)
• Criollas de Caguas (2017)
• Jakarta BNI 46 (2018)
• Criollas de Caguas (2019–2021)
• Al-Ahly (2022–2023)^[1]
• Mets de Guaynabo (2023–present)

International career

Ocasio was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany.,^[2] 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix,^[3] and 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.^[4]

She competed at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, where her team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. However, she became Best Scorer at the event, alongside Kazakhstan's Yelena Pavlova. She also won the Best Scorer award at the 2015 Pan American Games, losing the bronze medal to the Dominican Republic 1–3.^[5]

Awards

Club

Valencianas de Juncos

• Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino: 2007

Criollas de Caguas

• Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021

Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders

• V-League: 2009

Al Ahly

• Egyptian League: 2022–23

Individual

• 2008 Olympic Qualifier "Best scorer"
• 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup "Best opposite spiker"
• 2015 Pan American Games "Best scorer"

References

1. "Karina Ocasio » clubs :". Women Volleybox. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
2. "Team Rosters". fivb.
3. "Team Roster - Puerto Rico - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". World Grand Prix. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
4. volleyballworld.com. "Puerto Rican legend Ocasio still at it 20 years later". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
5. "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

External links

• FIVB profile
• Korean League profile
• Galatasaray medical website
• Volleyverse profile