Bibiana Candelas Ramírez (born December 2, 1983 in Torreon, Coahuila) is a 6'5" (195 cm) female beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player who represented her native country, Mexico, at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner, Mayra García. Prep and early life Candelas was born in Torreón, Coahuila. She graduated in 2002 from Colegio Ponceño in Puerto Rico, but attended Preparatoria Luzac in Torreón as a freshman and sophomore. She was an eight-year (1997–2004) member of the Mexico women's national volleyball team. USC She played middle blocker at the University of Southern California from 2002 to 2005 and was a three time All-American. She helped her team win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, as well as a final four appearance in 2004. National team Candelas played in the 2002 Pan-American Cup helping her team to reach the 4th place and individually winning the Best Blocker award. 2002: 21st place in the World Championship in Germany 2002: Bronze Medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador 2006: 21st place in the World Championship in Japan Pan American Games Candelas won the silver medal in 2011 Pan American Games. Clubs Leonas de Ponce (2002) Awards Individuals 2002 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker" References External links FIVB Biography USC Bio NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008 1983 births Living people Mexican women's volleyball players American women's volleyball players Mexican beach volleyball players Women's beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players of Mexico Beach volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Expatriate volleyball players in the United States USC Trojans women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Torreón Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Middle blockers Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games