Thelma Barina-Rojas

Thelma Barina-Rojas (born ) is a Filipino volleyball player. She played for the Philippines women's national volleyball team at the Southeast Asian Games from 1981 to 1993, helping the team medal in all six editions she participated in.

Early life Born in the 1960s, Thelma Barina was born to young parents (ages 16 and 20) and is the eldest sister to four younger brothers. Her father is a military man. She and her family grew up poor.

Barina-Rojas took up the sport of volleyball when she was pursuing a college course on accounting at the Southwestern University in Cebu City.

National team Barina was invited to try-out for the Philippines women's national volleyball team as a student at Southwestern. With her family facing financial issues, she secured an airfare ticket from her grandfather for the tryout.

Post-retirement By 2017, Barina-Rojas is working at the Makati Gospel School where she serves as a PE teacher and the head coach of the school's volleyball team.

Personal life Barina is married to volleyball referee Rodrigo "Buboy" Rojas with whom she has three children.