Yael Castiglione

Personal information

Nationality

Argentina

Born

27 September 1985
Buenos Aires

Height

1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

75 kg (165 lb)

Spike

295 cm (116 in)

Block

281 cm (111 in)

Volleyball information

Current club

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–present	CV Millenium Cermel Volley Bellinzona Cecell Lleida Boca Juniors Igtisadchi Baku Dinamo Romprest Bukareszt Le Hainaut SVS Post Schwechat Maranhão Vôlei/CTGM Rio do Sul BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biala MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza

National team

Argentina

Last updated: August 2016

Yael Castiglione (born 27 September 1985) is an Argentine volleyball player currently playing for MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Orlen Liga.^[1] Castiglione has represented the Argentina national team in various tournaments, including the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.^[2] During the Olympics, she married a retired Brazilian volleyball player in a Buddhist ceremony.^[3]

Personal life

Yael Castiglione became an atheist after her parents died during his childhood. However, she rediscovered her faith during the Pan American Games where she turned to Buddhism and meditation as taught by the Chaplain for the Rio Olympics and Paralympic Games as well as the Pan-American Games and Parapan American Games Rev. Zenji Nio.^[4] Yael developed a very strong relationship with Nio and therefore made arrangements to have him conduct the first marriage ceremony in an Olympic village between Yael and Marcus Eloe, a professional Brazilian athlete. The ceremony was conducted in the Buddhist tradition before an altar full of ancient Buddhist artifacts and Rev Nio who is an expert in Samurai Buddhist practices gifted the bride and groom Buddhist Bibles which included the wisdom of famous Samurai warriors. Rev. Zenji Nio said that his role was to help people and spread love that can overcome all differences and the legacy of the Rio Games would be that even arch rivals Brazil and Argentina could come together in a special way. Nio also had a meeting with Cardinal Don Orani Tempesta. Yael Castiglione said she would live on in Brazil near Sao Paolo.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Clubs

CV Millenium Cermel (2005–2006)
Volley Bellinzona (2006–2007)
Cecell Lleida (2007–2009)
Boca Juniors (2009-2010)
Igtisadchi Baku (2010-2011)
Dinamo Romprest Bukareszt (2011-2012)
Le Hainaut (2012)
SVS Post Schwechat (2012-2013)
Maranhão Vôlei/CTGM (2013-2014)
Rio do Sul (2014-2015)
BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biala (2015-2016)

References

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