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Kenia Carcaces Opón (born 22 January 1986, in Holguín) is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament. She won the 2007 Pan American Games gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Career
At the 2007 Cuban Liga Nacional, she was selected Best Digger. Playing Ciudad de La Habana, she won the Cuban National League Championship for the 2010 season and also being selected Best Spiker.
At the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters her national team finished in 3rd place, and she was selected Best Scorer and Most Valuable Player.
Kenia won with his national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Carcaces played at the 2013 Club World Championship with Voléro Zürich and she was selected Best Outside Hitter. Her team lost the bronze medal to Guangdong Evergrande.
Carcaces won the Best Outside Spiker among the Best Team of the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost the bronze medal to the Brazilian SESI-SP 2-3.
In the 2015 South American Club Championship, Carcaces won the Most Valuable Player award and the silver medal in the continental championship.
Clubs
- Holguín
- Hisamitsu Springs (2005–2006)
- Ciudad de La Habana (2009–2010)
- Voléro Zürich (2013-2014)
- Molico Osasco (2014-2016)
- Voléro Zürich (2016-2017)
Awards
Individual
- 2005–06 V.Premier League "Best Scorer"
- 2007 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Spiker"
- 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Digger"
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Most Valuable Player"
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Scorer"
- 2010 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2015 South American Club Championship "Most Valuable Player"
Club
National team
Senior team
Junior team
