# Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team

The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team had its biggest recent win in 2023, when the team beat out the USA in 5 sets at the 2023 NORCECA Women’s Championship in Quebec. Currently ranked 6th.

## Results
### Summer Olympics

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1968 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1972 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1976 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Squad |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | Squad |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | Squad |
| 2028 | future events | future events | future events | future events | future events | future events | future events | future events |
| Total | 0 titles | 4/16 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 49 | — |

### World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1952 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1956 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1960 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1962 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1967 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1970 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1974 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1978 | | 19th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | squad |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | | 12th Place | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 | Squad |
| 2002 | | 13th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | Squad |
| 2006 | | 17th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
| 2010 | First round | 17th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | Squad |
| 2014 | Second round | 4th Place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 22 | Squad |
| 2018 | Second round | 9th Place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | Squad |
| / 2022 | Second round | 11th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | Squad |
| 2025 | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | 0 Titles | 9/20 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 90 | 122 | — |

### World Grand Champions Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Champions record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | Round Robin | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Squad |
| 2013 | Round Robin | 6th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | Squad |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | — |

### World Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1973 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | | 10th Place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | Squad |
| 2007 | | 9th Place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | Squad |
| 2011 | | 8th Place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | Squad |
| 2015 | | 7th Place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | Squad |
| 2019 | | 7th Place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/13 | 55 | 21 | 34 | 80 | 121 | — |

### World Grand Prix

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Prix record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1994 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1996 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1997 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2000 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2001 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2002 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2003 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2004 | | 12th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | | | Squad |
| 2005 | | 11th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | | | Squad |
| 2006 | | 8th Place | 9 | 2 | 7 | | | Squad |
| 2007 | | 11th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | | | Squad |
| 2008 | | 9th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | Squad |
| 2009 | | 11th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | | | Squad |
| 2010 | | 8th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | | | Squad |
| 2011 | | 12th Place | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | Squad |
| 2012 | | 12th Place | 9 | 2 | 7 | | | Squad |
World Grand Prix record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | Squad |
| 2013 | | 10th Place | 9 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
| 2014 | | 12th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
| 2015 | | 12th Place | 9 | 0 | 9 | Squad |
| 2016 | | 13th Place | 8 | 7 | 1 | Squad |
| 2017 | | 8th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 14/25 | 126 | 34 | 92 | — |

### FIVB Nations League

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Nations League record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Preliminary round | 14th | 15 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | Squad |
| 2019 | Preliminary round | 8th | 15 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 33 | Squad |
| 2021 | Preliminary round | 6th | 15 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 25 | Squad |
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 9th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | Squad |
| 2023 | Preliminary round | 11th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | Squad |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 11th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 6/6 | 81 | 34 | 47 | 141 | 179 | — |

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1955 | | 4th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1959 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1963 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1967 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1971 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1975 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1979 | | 7th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1983 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1987 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1991 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | | 4th Place | | | | | | Squad |
Pan American Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Squad |
| 2003 | | Champions | Squad |
| 2007 | | 5th Place | Squad |
| 2011 | | 4th Place | Squad |
| 2015 | | 3rd Place | Squad |
| 2019 | | Champions | Squad |
| 2023 | | Champions | Squad |
| Total | 3 Titles | 9/18 | — |

### Pan American Cup

Pan-American Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Squad |
| 2002 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2003 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2004 | Semi-finals | Third place | Squad |
| 2005 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2006 | Semi-finals | Third place | Squad |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | Third place | Squad |
| 2008 | Final | Champions | Squad |
| 2009 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2010 | Final | Champions | Squad |
| 2011 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | Fourth place | Squad |
| 2013 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
Pan-American Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Squad |
| 2014 | Final | Champions | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2016 | Final | Champions | Squad |
| 2017 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2018 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2019 | Final | Runners-up | Squad |
| 2021 | Final | Champions | Squad |
| 2022 | Final | Champions | Squad |
| Total | 6 Titles | 20/20 | — |

### NORCECA Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
NORCECA Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1969 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1971 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1973 | | 5th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1975 | | 5th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1977 | | 4th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1979 | | 5th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1981 | | 5th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1983 | | 6th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1985 | | 5th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1987 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1989 | | 5th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1991 | | 5th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1993 | | 6th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1995 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1997 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1999 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Squad |
| 2001 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
| 2003 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
| 2005 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | Squad |
NORCECA Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2009 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | Squad |
| 2011 | Final | Runners Up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
| 2013 | Final | Runners Up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | Runners Up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Squad |
| 2019 | Final | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | Squad |
| 2021 | Final | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | Squad |
| 2023 | Final | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
| Total | 4 Titles | 23/26 | | | | | — |

## Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.
On July 26, Lisvel Elisa Eve was suspended from the tournament after admitting to take a medication that contained furosemide. She was then replaced by the alternate player, Geraldine González.
Head coach: Marcos Kwiek
* 1 Cándida Arias MB
* 5 Brenda Castillo L
* 6 Ariana Rodríguez S
* 7 Niverka Marte (c) S
* 8 Alondra Tapia OP
* 11 Geraldine González MB
* 15 Madeline Guillén OH
* 16 Yonkaira Peña OH
* 18 Bethania de la Cruz OH
* 20 Brayelin Martínez OH
* 21 Jineiry Martínez MB
* 23 Gaila González OP

## Notable players

| Alexandra Caso Ana Ligia Fabian Ana Yorkira Binet Annerys Vargas Berenice Restituyo Bethania Almánzar Bethania de la Cruz Brenda Castillo Camil Domínguez Cándida Arias Carmen Rosa Caso Cindy Rondón Cinthia Piñeiro Cosiri Rodríguez Dahiana Burgos Evelyn Carrera Flor Colón Francia Jackson Gina del Rosario Gina Mambrú Ginnette del Rosario Gisselinet Raposo Grace Moya | Iris Santos Jeoselyna Rodríguez Juana Miguelina González Juana Saviñón Karla Echenique Kenia Moreta Lisvel Elisa Eve Lucy Suazo Madeline Guillén Margarita Suero Marifranchi Rodríguez Milagros Cabral Natalia Martínez Niverka Marte Nuris Arias Prisilla Rivera Rosa Medrano Rosalín Ángeles Sidarka Núñez Sofía Mercedes Winifer Fernández Yndys Novas Yudelka Bonilla Yudelkys Bautista |