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Blanca Ares Torres (born December 30, 1970) is a former Spanish basketball player, representing Spain[1] from 1988 to 1994 and winning a gold medal at the 1993 European Championship, scoring 24 points in the final against France.

Blanca Ares

Personal information
Born	December 30, 1970 Madrid
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career	1986–1997
Position	Small forward
Career history
1986-1988	Kerrygold Islas Canarias
1988-1989	Caja Toledo
1989-1994	BEX Banco Exterior
1994-1996	Costa Naranja
1996-1997	Pool Getafe
Career highlights and awards
3x Liga Femenina champion (1995, 1996, 1997) 3x Copa de la Reina champion (1993, 1995, 1997)
Medals Representing  Spain EuroBasket 1993 Italy

Club career

Born and raised in Madrid, her family moved to Las Palmas (Canary Islands) when she was 13. She made her debut in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto with local club Sandra Gran Canaria under coach Domingo Díaz.[2] As one of the most promising young players of her time, she got transferred to the Caja Toledo - BEX Banco Exterior project, with other young Spanish prospects in order to prepare for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

After the Olympic tournament, she won back-to-back leagues with Dorna Godella and Pool Getafe.

She was the first Spanish player to be called to the recently formed WNBA, but she retired from professional basketball at the age of 26.

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 18. She played with the senior team for 6 years, from 1988 to 1994, with a total of 124 caps and 14.1 PPG. She participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, one World Championship[3] and one European Championship:

• 9th 1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women (youth)
• 6th 1988 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women (youth)
• 5th 1989 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (youth)
• 5th 1992 Summer Olympics
• 1993 Eurobasket
• 8th 1994 World Championship

References

External links

Personal webpage: http://blanca-ares.blogspot.com.es/p/blanca-ares_13.html

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Blanca Ares Torres (Madrid, 30 de diciembre de 1970) es una exjugadora de baloncesto española, que ocupaba la posición de alero. Después de retirarse de las canchas de baloncesto ha ejercido de periodista en la revista Gigantes, Sportmanía y Punto Radio Málaga. Sus logros deportivos más importantes fueron el ganar el Eurobasket del año 1993[2] y un quinto puesto en los Juegos Olímpicos de Barcelona.

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