mariafe artacho del solar

Mariafe Artacho del Solar is a beach volleyball player from Australia who represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. As of January 2020 she and Taliqua Clancy are ranked #5 in the Women’s FIVB World Rankings.

Artacho del Solar made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with her former partner Nicole Laird and finished the tournament in 19th position.

Artacho del Solar entered the 2018 Commonwealth with new partner Taliqua Clancy and the determined duo won their three preliminary pool matches without losing a single set, beating Greece, Scotland and Grenada. The pair advanced to the quarter-finals, defeating Rwanda with an impressive 21-9, 21-8, before beating Vanuatu in the semi-finals.

In the gold medal match, Artacho del Solar and Clancy came up painfully short against Canada; their higher ranked opponents, (19–21, 20–22). Despite their winning streak coming to an end, their silver medal was secured at their very first Commonwealth Games as a team.
In 2019 Artacho del Solar and Clancy competed in the FIVB World Tour, nabbing a Bronze in Xiamen and a Gold in the Asian Beach Volleyball Championships. They found further success in Hamburg, winning bronze at the Beach Volleyball World Championships, before taking home a second Gold of the year at the Mexico 4 star.