Artacho del Solar moved with her mother from Lima, Peru, to Sydney when she was 11 years old.[2] They joined her older brother and extended family already living there. She spoke limited English and found that sport was the best way to communicate.[5] She attended Gordon West Public School before she attended Killara High School, where she met her future Rio Olympics Beach Volleyball partner Nicole Laird.[2]
Artacho del Solar was then offered an AIS Scholarship with the Beach Volleyball program in 2012 which saw her move to Adelaide, South Australia in which the Australian Beach Volleyball Program is located.
Professional careeredit
Rio de Janeiro – 2016 Olympicsedit
Artacho del Solar made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with then partner Nicole Laird. The pair did not win a match in Rio, losing to the US, Switzerland and China in their preliminary pool matches to finish the tournament in 19th place.[1]
Gold Coast – 2018 Commonwealth Gamesedit
Artacho del Solar participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast with partner Taliqua Clancy. The duo won their 3 preliminary pool matches without losing a set, with wins over Cyprus' Manolina Konstantinou and Mariota Angelopoulou (21–14, 21–9), Grenada's Renisha Stafford and Thornia Williams (21–2, 21–11), and Scotland's Lynne Beattie and Melissa Coutts (21–9, 21–9). Finishing top of their pool, they advanced to the quarter-finals, where they defeated Rwanda's Charlotte Nzayisenga and Denyse Mutatsimpundu (21–9, 21–8) to advance to the semi-finals. After winning the opening set of their semi-final against Vanuatu's pairing of Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata, the duo lost their first set of the tournament to send the match to the decider, which they won to advance to the gold medal match (21–19, 16–21, 15–9). At the gold medal match, the duo lost to Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan (19–21, 20–22) to take home the silver medal.[6]
FIVB World Tour 2019edit
Artacho del Solar and Clancy are currently competing on the FIVB World Tour around the world. The pair have already won a Bronze in Xiamen, China and Gold in the Asian Beach Volleyball Championships at Maoming. They competed at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, from 28 June to 7 July, winning bronze. Due to an injury to Artacho del Solar's left knee, the pair had three months off before competing again towards the end of 2019 in which they won gold at the 4-star double gender in Chetumal, Mexico.
Tokyo – 2020 Olympicsedit
On August 4, 2021, Artacho del Solar and partner Taliqua Clancy upset the world number-one team of Canada in the quarter-finals.[7] On August 5, 2021, they defeated the Latvian team with a convincing straight-sets win to advance to the gold-medal match against the United States.[8] They lost to the U.S. in the finals, and took the silver medal.[9]
Coachingedit
From August to October 2021, Artacho del Solar was coaching Year 10 high-school volleyball at Ormiston College in Brisbane, Australia.
Personal lifeedit
Artacho Del Solar is married to Jack Curtin, with their wedding taking place at a registry in November 2020.[10]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Maria Fe Artacho del Solar". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ abcMacDonald, Cindy (11 March 2017). "On the beach: Mariafe Artacho del Solar, 23, beach volleyball player". The Saturday Paper. No. 147. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^"Mariafe Artacho del Solar". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^"Aussie beach volleyball on track for Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Volleyball Australia. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^"Aussies upset world No.1 pair in beach volleyball". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^"Australia seals 21-year first after beach volleyball masterclass". Fox Sports. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^"Australia wins silver medal in women's beach volleyball final, with straight-sets loss to USA at Tokyo Olympics". ABC News. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^"Families come together to cheer on Australian Olympic beach volleyball duo from afar". SBS. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External linksedit
Mariafe Artacho del Solar at the FIVB beach volleyball database
mariafe, artacho, solar, born, october, 1993, australian, beach, volleyball, player, represented, australia, 2016, summer, olympics, janeiro, 2020, summer, olympics, tokyo, 2021, artacho, solar, plays, right, side, defender, according, women, fivb, world, rank. Mariafe Artacho del Solar born 24 October 1993 3 is an Australian beach volleyball player She represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 Artacho del Solar plays as a right side defender 4 According to the Women s FIVB World Rankings she and partner Taliqua Clancy are ranked 5th as of 21 January 2020 Mariafe Artacho del SolarMariafe Artacho del Solar in 2019Personal informationNationalityAustralianBorn 1993 10 24 24 October 1993 age 30 Lima Peru 1 Height5 ft 9 in 175 cm 2 Weight67 kg 148 lb Beach volleyball informationCurrent teammateYears Teammate2017 present Taliqua ClancyPrevious teammatesYears Teammate2016 20172013 20162012 2013 Jessyka NgauamoNicole LairdTaliqua ClancyMedal record Women s beach volleyball Representing Australia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Beach World Championships 2019 Hamburg Beach Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Beach 2018 Gold Coast Beach Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour 2023 Uberlandia Elite 16 2023 Tepic Elite 16 2023 Doha Elite 16 2022 Torquay Elite 16 2022 Gstaad Elite 16 2022 Espinho Challenge 2022 Kusadasi Challenge FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2021 Cancun 3 2020 Chetumal Open 2019 Warsaw Open 2018 Espinho Open 2018 Lucerne Open 2018 Sydney Open 2018 Qinzhou Open 2019 Jinjiang Open 2017 Sydney Open 2019 Xiamen Open 2018 World Tour Finals 2018 Xiamen Open Asian Beach Volleyball Championships 2019 Maoming 2018 Satun 2022 Roi Et 2016 Sydney 2015 Hong Kong Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2 1 Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics 2 2 Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 2 3 FIVB World Tour 2019 2 4 Tokyo 2020 Olympics 2 5 Coaching 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editArtacho del Solar moved with her mother from Lima Peru to Sydney when she was 11 years old 2 They joined her older brother and extended family already living there She spoke limited English and found that sport was the best way to communicate 5 She attended Gordon West Public School before she attended Killara High School where she met her future Rio Olympics Beach Volleyball partner Nicole Laird 2 Artacho del Solar was then offered an AIS Scholarship with the Beach Volleyball program in 2012 which saw her move to Adelaide South Australia in which the Australian Beach Volleyball Program is located Professional career editRio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics edit Artacho del Solar made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with then partner Nicole Laird The pair did not win a match in Rio losing to the US Switzerland and China in their preliminary pool matches to finish the tournament in 19th place 1 Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games edit Artacho del Solar participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast with partner Taliqua Clancy The duo won their 3 preliminary pool matches without losing a set with wins over Cyprus Manolina Konstantinou and Mariota Angelopoulou 21 14 21 9 Grenada s Renisha Stafford and Thornia Williams 21 2 21 11 and Scotland s Lynne Beattie and Melissa Coutts 21 9 21 9 Finishing top of their pool they advanced to the quarter finals where they defeated Rwanda s Charlotte Nzayisenga and Denyse Mutatsimpundu 21 9 21 8 to advance to the semi finals After winning the opening set of their semi final against Vanuatu s pairing of Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata the duo lost their first set of the tournament to send the match to the decider which they won to advance to the gold medal match 21 19 16 21 15 9 At the gold medal match the duo lost to Canada s Melissa Humana Paredes and Sarah Pavan 19 21 20 22 to take home the silver medal 6 FIVB World Tour 2019 edit Artacho del Solar and Clancy are currently competing on the FIVB World Tour around the world The pair have already won a Bronze in Xiamen China and Gold in the Asian Beach Volleyball Championships at Maoming They competed at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg Germany from 28 June to 7 July winning bronze Due to an injury to Artacho del Solar s left knee the pair had three months off before competing again towards the end of 2019 in which they won gold at the 4 star double gender in Chetumal Mexico Tokyo 2020 Olympics edit On August 4 2021 Artacho del Solar and partner Taliqua Clancy upset the world number one team of Canada in the quarter finals 7 On August 5 2021 they defeated the Latvian team with a convincing straight sets win to advance to the gold medal match against the United States 8 They lost to the U S in the finals and took the silver medal 9 Coaching edit From August to October 2021 Artacho del Solar was coaching Year 10 high school volleyball at Ormiston College in Brisbane Australia Personal life editArtacho Del Solar is married to Jack Curtin with their wedding taking place at a registry in November 2020 10 References edit a b Maria Fe Artacho del Solar Australian Olympic Committee Retrieved 14 April 2019 a b c MacDonald Cindy 11 March 2017 On the beach Mariafe Artacho del Solar 23 beach volleyball player The Saturday Paper No 147 Retrieved 14 April 2019 Mariafe Artacho del Solar Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 6 August 2016 Retrieved 6 August 2016 Players Details Mariafe Artacho Beach Volleyball Major Series Retrieved 26 August 2018 Mariafe Artacho del Solar Australian Olympic Committee Retrieved 27 August 2021 Aussie beach volleyball on track for Tokyo 2020 Olympics Volleyball Australia 21 April 2018 Retrieved 14 April 2019 Aussies upset world No 1 pair in beach volleyball wwos nine com au Retrieved 5 August 2021 Australia seals 21 year first after beach volleyball masterclass Fox Sports 5 August 2021 Retrieved 5 August 2021 Australia wins silver medal in women s beach volleyball final with straight sets loss to USA at Tokyo Olympics ABC News 6 August 2021 Retrieved 9 August 2021 Families come together to cheer on Australian Olympic beach volleyball duo from afar SBS Retrieved 6 August 2021 External links editMariafe Artacho del Solar at the FIVB beach volleyball database nbsp Mariafe Artacho del Solar at the Beach Volleyball Database nbsp Mariafe Artacho del Solar at Commonwealth Games Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games archived Mariafe Artacho del Solar at the Australian Olympic Committee nbsp Mariafe Artacho del Solar at Olympics com nbsp Mariafe Artacho at Olympedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mariafe Artacho del Solar amp oldid 1212344484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
