Natalia Málaga

Natalia Málaga
Málaga in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Natalia María Málaga Dibos
Nickname	Madonna, Natalia Malamala, La madrastra, Doña Bárbara
Born	(1964-01-26) 26 January 1964 (age 60) Lima, Peru
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	12
Career
Years Teams 1990–1994 1995–1996 Alianza Lima Juventus Sipesa
National team
1980–2004  Peru
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Peru Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1982 Peru 1986 Czechoslovakia Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team 1983 Caracas Team 1991 Havana Team CSV South American Championship 1983 São Paulo 1985 Caracas 1987 Punta del Este 1989 Curitiba 1993 Cusco 1981 Santo André 1991 São Paulo 1997 Lima 1999 Valencia 2003 Bogota

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

Natalia María Málaga Dibos (born 26 January 1964), more commonly known as Natalia Málaga, is a former volleyball player and coach from Peru. Málaga participated in four Summer Olympics with the Peruvian women's national volleyball team. She placed sixth in 1980 in Moscow, fourth in 1984 in Los Angeles, won a silver medal in 1988 in Seoul, and placed eleventh in 2000 in Sydney.^[1]

While representing Peru, Málaga won a silver medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a bronze medal in the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia.^[2]

Club volleyball

Málaga won the 1995 South American Club Championship gold medal playing with the Peruvian club Juventus Sipesa.^[3][4]

Clubs

• Alianza Lima (1990–1994)
• Juventus Sipesa (1995–1996)

Popular culture

Málaga had a minor role in the 2017 Peruvian film La paisana Jacinta en búsqueda de Wasaberto^[5] and appears as herself in the 2018 film El manual del pasado.^[6]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Málaga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2011. Full name: Natalia María Málaga Dibos / Nickname(s): Madonna, Natalia Malamala, La madrastra, Doña Bárbara
2. "Natalia Málaga". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
3. Fernández, Francisco José (4 April 1995). "Primer tropiezo del orgullo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
4. Fernández, Francisco José (10 April 1995). "Juventus Sipesa, el más orgulloso". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
5. "La Paisana Jacinta: En Búsqueda de Wasaberto". IMDb. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
6. "El manual del pisado". IMDb. 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

External links

• Natalia Málaga at Olympics.com
• Natalia Málaga at Olympedia (archive)
• Volleybox.net profile