Category | Player Date of Birth | 20.11.1932 Date of Death | 22.05.2004 Position | Center Height | 176cm (5'7") Country | Chile
Teams
FAMAE (1951-1953)
Colo-Colo (1954-1967)
Club Antonio Laban (1968-1969)
Colo-Colo (1970-1973)
Club Highlights
15-time Asociación de Básquetbol de Santiago Tournament champion (1953-1963, 1965-69, 1972-1973)
Seven-time National Championship winner with Santiago Selection (1954-1956, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1970)
Six-time Opening Tournament winner (1961-1963, 1965, 1966, 1969)
South American All-Star Tournament winner (1957)
National Team Highlights
Two-time FIBA South American Women's Championship gold medalist (1956, 1960)
Four-time FIBA South American Women's Championship silver medalist (1954, 1962, 1967, 1968)
Pan-American silver medalist (1955)
Two-time Pan-American bronze medalist (1959, 1963)
Individual Highlights
Two-time third leading scorer at FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (1957, 1964)
Played in eight FIBA South American Women’s Championships (1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970)
FIBA South American Women’s Championship Top Scorer (1968)
Played in four Pan American Games (1955, 1959, 1963, 1967)
Outstanding Athlete - 40 Years Revista Estadio
After retirement, she became Women’s Basketball Coach & Director of the Circle of Former Athletes of Chile.
The professor and singer Coché Fuica San Martín composed the song“Cueca Pa’ Ismenia Pauchard” in 2017, recounting her basketball achievements.
The singer and writer Patricio Manns wrote a poem speaking about Ismenia’s magnificence:
"She is the natural heart of the playing field. Everything revolves around her bravery, her courage, her determination, her leadership—sometimes fierce, but always mindful and clear-headed in confrontation. I don’t know why Neruda hasn’t written a poem for her. Maybe he can’t imagine what it’s like to watch the queen bee in action, or perhaps no one has ever told him about this remarkable woman."