BENITEZ Jackie

Date of Birth: 6 Jun 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.55/5'1''

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : FAYETTEVILLE, NC

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women PUR Puerto Rico	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #12 PUR Puerto Rico 55 CHN China 97	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #21 BEL Belgium 87 PUR Puerto Rico 52	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #36 AUS Australia 96 PUR Puerto Rico 69	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2021	San Juan, PUR

Grumpy, Jackie (Facebook profile, 16 Jun 2021; sienasaints.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Occupation:

Sociology - James Madison University , Harrisonburg, VA, USA

Languages spoken:

Gerardo Batista [national]

Position style:

Guard (jmusports.com, 01 Jan 2020)

2021 for Puerto Rico, Central American and Caribbean Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador (puertorico.basketball, 21 Mar 2021)

"It's fun and it's very competitive." (sienasaints.com, 01 Jan 2017)

US basketball player Elena Delle Donne. (sienasaints.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Her sister. (sienasaints.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Philosophy:

"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." [Babe Ruth] (sienasaints.com, 01 Jan 2017)

General Interest

General
BACKGROUND
Born in Tobyhanna, PA, United States of America, she is eligible to represent Puerto Rico through her father. "My grandfather was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. My father is also Puerto Rican, although he was born in Jersey City, NJ, United States of America, but he loves the country. I went to Puerto Rico for the first time in August 2020 and playing here is amazing. It is a great honour to represent the country." (elvocero.com, 19 Mar 2021; eurobasket.com, 15 Mar 2021)

TIME ABROAD
She played for the BC Siauliai club in Lithuania during the 2020/21 season. (elvocero.com, 19 Mar 2021; eurobasket.com, 15 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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