Winifer Fernandez is a professional female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. The incredibly beautiful and sexy lady became an internet sensation in 2016 after a video compilation of her volleyball game was posted online. The video, which mainly focused on her hot body, spread like wildfire and led to a flood of numerous other images, GIFs and videos about her, some of which were fake. However, there’s a lot more to Winifer Fernandez than just her looks or her body. She is a highly talented volleyball player who is really good at what she does and she has the trophies and awards to prove it. Find out more about her here, including her bio and body stats.
Biography: Who is Winifer Fernandez and how old is she?
Winifer Fernandez’s full name is Winifer MaríaFernández Perez; Fernandez is her paternal last name while Perez is her maternal last name. Winifer was born on January 6, 1995 in Santiago de los Caballeros and started playing volleyball at the age of ten. Under the tutelage of her coach, Miguel Duran, she became so good that at the age of 14 she moved to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, to play for the youth national team.
In a career spanning a few years and counting, Winifer, a libero (a type of defender), has won several trophies with her country at both club and international level. She has also won numerous individual awards; proof that she is an outstanding player. In 2010, aged just 15, she represented her country at the 2010 NORECA Youth Championship (North, Central America and the Caribbean). Despite finishing fourth, the Dominican Republic still won the individual awards for Best Libero, Best Bagger, and Best Receiver.
In 2012, Winifer won the NORECA U20 Championship with her country. She didn’t stop there, going on to win most of the individual awards, including Best Libero, Best Bagger, and Best Receiver. She was also named the tournament’s most valuable player. Winifer was also named Most Valuable Player at the 2013 Baja California International Cup tournament in Mexico. Their country also won the tournament.
The volleyball star has represented her country in 15 world championships as well as 45 other international tournaments. She has also played for various clubs in her native Dominican Republic as well as far away Azerbaijan. Winifer Fernandez, who has twice won Volleyball Player of the Year, is currently signed to her hometown club Cien Fuego.
internet fame
Winifer Fernandez accidentally broke the internet during the 2016 Olympics when a video compilation of her volleyball game surfaced. The video, which focused on her sex appeal rather than her skills, quickly became popular and claimed that she was a player in the Olympics. That was ridiculous given that their country didn’t even qualify for the Olympics that year. The video was instead made while she was playing at the 2015 FIBV Women’s U23 Championship.
The video resulted in numerous images and GIFs about her surfacing on the internet. Some people even went so far as to set up fake social media accounts in her name and post supposed pictures of her on their pages. Winifer expressed her displeasure in the video and was endorsed by her country’s volleyball federation. The video sparked a controversy about sexism in sport; While male athletes are judged on their performance and talents, female athletes are judged primarily on their looks, no matter how good they are at the sport.
The fact that she’s very beautiful is one that Winifer can’t outrun. In September 2017, she was ranked number 7 in the list of the ten most beautiful athletes in the world by a Salvadoran newspaper, El Mundo. Other people featured on the list are Spanish golfer Sophie Horn; American footballer Alex Morgan and popular tennis star Maria Sharapova. Although Winifer felt very honored to be selected, she stated that she would also love to be recognized for her skills on the pitch.
height and weight
Winifer Fernandez weighs 62 kg; she is 5 feet 7 inches tall. Though not very tall for a volleyball player; She makes up for it by being smart and fast. She has reached incredible heights on spikes (270 cm or 106 inches) and blocks (265 cm or 104 inches).