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Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar is an Olympic silver medalist and a prominent Australian beach volleyball player, recognized for her consistent performance with her long-standing partner.
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Mariafe Artacho del Solar was born on October 24, 1993, in Lima, Peru. At the age of eleven, Mariafe and her mother relocated to Australia, joining her elder brother and other family members. Despite initial language barriers, sport provided a means of communication. She had previously engaged in volleyball with her sister in Peru and subsequently joined a beach volleyball club in Manly upon her arrival in Australia.
Her talent was recognized early, leading to an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) scholarship for full-time beach volleyball training. At 18, she moved to Adelaide to train at the AIS, pursuing an Olympic ambition. Her international career commenced in 2007 with her participation in the U19 World Championships in Poland. Mariafe made her Olympic debut at the Rio 2016 Games at 22, partnering with Nicole Laird. Their partnership concluded after the Rio Olympics, and she formed a new partnership with Taliqua Clancy in October 2017. This partnership has resulted in an Australian record for the most titles won by a beach volleyball team in their inaugural season. Their first podium finish together occurred in 2012 at a tournament in Halifax, Canada.
Together with Taliqua Clancy, Mariafe has achieved significant milestones, securing 21 podium finishes across various competitions, including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Women’s Championship, and the Osaka Open. They earned a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, followed by a bronze medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg in July 2019. A notable achievement was the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, marking Australia’s first Olympic medal in the event since Sydney 2000. They continued to perform strongly, earning another silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Most recently, at the Paris 2024 Olympics, they reached the semi-finals, ultimately finishing in fourth place. Mariafe has also coached high-school volleyball at Ormiston College in Brisbane from August to October 2021.
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