# Angela Grisar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angela_Grisar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angela_Grisar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Grisar > Source revision: 1324937925 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Chilean racquetball player}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Angela Grisar | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|2}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 5 in | weight = | website = | country = | sport = Racquetball | event = | collegeteam = | plays = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | titles = | finals = | highestranking = 4th (2006-07, 2007-08) | worlds = 2nd (2004, 2006) | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [racquetball](/source/racquetball) }} {{MedalCountry | {{flag|Chile}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships) }} {{MedalSilver | 2004 [Anyang](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships) | Singles }} {{MedalSilver | 2006 [Santo Domingo](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships) | Singles }} {{MedalSilver | 2006 [Santo Domingo](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships) | Doubles }} {{MedalSilver | 2012 [Santo Domingo](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships) | Doubles }} {{MedalBronze | 2014 [Burlington](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships) | Doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) }} {{MedalBronze | 2004 [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) | Singles }} {{MedalSilver | 2006 [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) | Doubles }} {{MedalBronze | 2006 [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) | Singles }} {{MedalBronze | 2007 [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) | Singles }} {{MedalSilver | 2008 [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) | Doubles }} {{MedalBronze | 2011 [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) | Singles }} {{MedalBronze | 2013 [Pan Am Championships](/source/Pan_American_Racquetball_Championships) | Doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games) }} {{MedalBronze | [2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games) | [Doubles](/source/Racquetball_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games) }} {{MedalBronze | [2003 Santo Domingo](/source/2003_Pan_American_Games) | [Singles](/source/Racquetball_at_the_2003_Pan_American_Games) }} {{MedalBronze | [1999 Winnipeg](/source/1999_Pan_American_Games) | [Doubles](/source/Racquetball_at_the_1999_Pan_American_Games) }} {{MedalCompetition | [World Games](/source/World_Games) }} {{MedalBronze | [2009 Taipai](/source/2009_World_Games) | [Singles](/source/Racquetball_at_the_2009_World_Games_%E2%80%93_women's_singles) }} {{MedalCompetition | [Bolivarian Games](/source/Bolivarian_Games) }} {{MedalBronze | [2013 Trujillo](/source/2013_Bolivarian_Games) | [Singles](/source/Racquetball_at_the_2013_Bolivarian_Games) }} {{MedalBronze | [2013 Trujillo](/source/2013_Bolivarian_Games) | [Doubles](/source/Racquetball_at_the_2013_Bolivarian_Games) }} | show-medals = }} '''Angela Grisar''' (born May 2, 1973) is a Chilean retired [racquetball](/source/racquetball) player. She was the first South American woman's racquetball player to finish in the top 10 on the [women's pro tour](/source/Ladies_Professional_Racquetball_Tour), doing so six straight seasons (2003-04 to 2008–09). She won numerous medals for Chile in international competitions, including at four [http://www.internationalracquetball.com International Racquetball Federation (IRF)] World Championships and three [Pan American Games](/source/Racquetball_at_the_Pan_American_Games). == International career == Grisar was runner up in singles at the [World Championships](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships) twice: in 2004,{{Cite web |url=http://internationalracquetball.com/racquetball/recordbook/irf-recordsbooks/match-results.aspx |title=IRF:: International Racquetball Federation - Match Results |access-date=2014-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423030936/http://internationalracquetball.com/racquetball/recordbook/irf-recordsbooks/match-results.aspx |archive-date=2014-04-23 |url-status=dead }} when she lost to [Cheryl Gudinas](/source/Cheryl_Gudinas) in the final in Anyang, South Korea, and 2006, Canadian [Christie Van Hees](/source/Christie_Van_Hees) in the final in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Grisar has also been runner up in doubles twice at [Worlds](/source/Racquetball_World_Championships). She did it in 2006 with Fabiola Marquez, when they lost to Americans [Laura Fenton](/source/Laura_Fenton) and [Aimee Ruiz](/source/Aimee_Ruiz), and in 2012 with Carla Muñoz,{{cite web|url=http://internationalracquetball.com/media/2299/Llave-WD-2.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120070759/http://internationalracquetball.com/media/2299/Llave-WD-2.pdf |archivedate=2013-01-20 }} when they lost to [Paola Longoria](/source/Paola_Longoria) and [Samantha Salas](/source/Samantha_Salas). Her latest medal at Worlds came in [2014](/source/2014_Racquetball_World_Championships), when she was a bronze medalist in Women's Doubles with Carla Muñoz. Grisar was a double medalist at the 2006 Pan American Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=10471|title=SIRC News Hub - SIRC|website=www.sirc.ca}} when she got bronze in singles and silver in doubles with Fabiola Marquez. In 2007, she was again a bronze medalist in singles at the Pan American Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=15187|title=SIRC News Hub - SIRC|website=www.sirc.ca|access-date=2014-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430220633/http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=15187|archive-date=2012-04-30|url-status=dead}} and again a silver medalist in doubles with Marquez at the 2008 Pan American Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=20713|title=SIRC News Hub - SIRC|website=www.sirc.ca|access-date=2014-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430220726/http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=20713|archive-date=2012-04-30|url-status=dead}} Grisar has two doubles medals with Carla Muñoz. They got bronze at the [2011 Pan American Games](/source/Racquetball_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles), and at the 2013 Pan American Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6zikx99p4xqjm6v/Br25b-_Cr3/3-Llaves/Llave-Women+Doubles-2.pdf|title=Dropbox - Error|website=Dropbox}} Grisar has three other bronze medals in singles: one from the 2004 Pan American Championships, when she lost to Canadian [Lori-Jane Powell](/source/Lori-Jane_Powell) in the semi-finals,{{cite web|url=http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2004/WOSelim.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227220006/http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2004/WOSelim.pdf |archivedate=2014-02-27 }} one from the 2011 Pan American Championships, when she lost to [Samantha Salas](/source/Samantha_Salas) in semi-finals,{{cite web|url=http://internationalracquetball.com/media/7882/wsresultfinal.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120071024/http://internationalracquetball.com/media/7882/wsresultfinal.pdf |archivedate=2013-01-20 }} and the other at the [2009 World Games](/source/Racquetball_at_the_2009_World_Games_-_women's_singles) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. == Professional career == Grisar won one women's pro tournament, which came in 2007 in Miami, where she defeated [Kerri Wachtel](/source/Kerri_Wachtel) in the final, [Rhonda Rajsich](/source/Rhonda_Rajsich) in the semi-finals and [Kristen Walsh Bellows](/source/Kristen_Walsh_Bellows) in the quarter finals.{{Cite web | url=http://ladiesproracquetball.com/draws/miami_2007_32.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070401020658/http://ladiesproracquetball.com/draws/miami_2007_32.pdf|archive-date = 2007-04-01|title = Ladies' Pro Raquetball - LPR Association}} She was a semi-finalist at the [US Open](/source/US_Open_Racquetball_Championships) in 2007 and a US Open quarter finalist on five other occasions. Over her career, Grisar was a top 10 player on the [women's pro tour](/source/Ladies_Professional_Racquetball_Tour) rankings for six consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2008–09. Her highest ranking was 4th at the end of the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. == Personal life== Grisar currently lives in [San Ramon, California](/source/San_Ramon%2C_California), where she is a health club manager in [Fremont, California](/source/Fremont%2C_California). She graduated from the [Universidad Católica de Chile](/source/Pontifical_Catholic_University_of_Chile) in 1997 (journalism & social communication) and the [Universidad de Chile](/source/Universidad_de_Chile) in 2006 (masters in anthropology & social development). == See also == * [List of racquetball players](/source/List_of_racquetball_players) == References == {{reflist|30em}} == External links == * {{Cite web |url=http://www.lprtour.com/angela_grisar.asp |title=Grisar's LPRT player page |access-date=February 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227175123/http://www.lprtour.com/angela_grisar.asp |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grisar, Angela}} Category:Living people Category:Racquetball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:1973 births Category:Sportspeople from Santiago, Chile Category:Racquetball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Chilean racquetball players Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Category:World Games bronze medalists Category:World Games medalists in racquetball Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in racquetball Category:Racquetball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Category:Racquetball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Category:Competitors at the 2013 World Games Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:21st-century Chilean women Category:Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Chile Category:Bolivarian Games medalists in racquetball Category:Medalists at the 2009 World Games Category:Competitors at the 2025 World Games --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Angela Grisar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Grisar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Grisar?action=history)). 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