Nuris Arias

Nuris Arias
Personal information
Full nameNuris Arias Doñé
Nationality Dominican Republic
Born (1973-05-20) May 20, 1973
San Cristobal
HometownSanto Domingo
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing Spiker
National team
1998–2009 Dominican Republic
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo Team
Pan-American Cup
2009 Miami Team
2006 San Juan Team
2007 Colima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 San Salvador Team
2006 Cartagena Team
1998 Maracaibo Team
Last updated: July 2010

Nuris Arias Doñé (born May 20, 1973, in San Cristobal) is a retired volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1] She was inducted into the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2022.

Career

At the 2000 USA Volleyball Open Championships won by her team, Arias was selected among the All-Tournament team.[2]

Playing as a wing-spiker she also competed at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship for her native country, wearing the #9 jersey.[3]

Arias was the first volleyball player who tested positive when she failed a control test with the anabolic steroid Metandienone during the 2003 FIVB World Cup first round and was given a two year suspension.[4][5]

She was inducted into the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2022.[6][7]

Clubs

  • San Cristóbal (1991-1997)
  • Tohoku Pioneer (1997–1998)
  • Marsì Palermo (1998–1999)
  • Olimpia Teodora Ravenna (1999–2000)
  • Rio Marsì Pa (2000–2001)
  • Pallavolo Palermo (2001–2002)
  • Universidad de Burgos (2002–2003)
  • Gelati Gelma Seap Aragona (2003–2004)
  • Mirador (2006)
  • Zoppas Industries Conegliano (2006–2007)
  • Infotel Banca Di Forlì (2007–2008)
  • Distrito Nacional (2008)
  • Riso Scotti Pavia (2008–2009)

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ^ FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. ^ Ohio Valley Region. "2000 U.S.A. Open Volleyball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  3. ^ Volleyball olleyball New England. "China beat Dominican Republic 3-1 at women's volleyball worlds". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. ^ "El doping también manchó al Voley" [Doping also tainted Volleyball]. ESPN Argentina (in Spanish). Saporo. EFE. 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  5. ^ "FEDOVOLI no apelará sanción de Nurys Arias" [FEDOVOLI will not appeal the sanction against Nurys Arias]. Hoy (in Spanish). 2003-12-06. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  6. ^ Rosario Báez, Aquilino (2022-10-19). "Nuris Arias define como "bonito" ser inmortal del deporte dominicano" [Nuris Arias describes being an icon of Dominican sports as "wonderful."]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  7. ^ "Nurys Arias consigue su entrada al Pabellón de la Fama" [Nurys Arias earns her place in the Hall of Fame]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2025-09-16.