Cuba women's national volleyball team

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Medal record
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Olympic Games
Gold	1992	Barcelona
Gold	1996	Atlanta
Gold	2000	Sydney
Bronze	2004	Athens
World Championship
Gold	1978	Soviet Union
Gold	1994	Brazil
Gold	1998	Japan
Silver	1986	Czechoslovakia
Pan American Games
Gold	1971	Cali
Gold	1975	Mexico City
Gold	1979	San Juan
Gold	1983	Caracas
Gold	1987	Indianapolis
Gold	1991	Havana
Gold	1995	Mar del Plata
Gold	2007	Rio de Janeiro
Silver	1999	Winnipeg
Silver	2003	Santo Domingo
Bronze	1967	Winnipeg

The Cuba women's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba.

Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the USSR and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship.

Cuba women's national volleyball team dominated the World in 1990s (1991-2000), the team won eight times FIVB World Champions in straight (6th World Cup in 1991, Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, 12th World Championship in 1994, 7th World Cup in 1995, Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, 13th World Championship in 1998, 8th World Cup in 1999, Sydney Olympic Games in 2000).

Contents 1 10 times Won a world competition 2 Results 2.1 World Championship 2.2 Pan American Games 2.3 Pan-American Cup 3 Squads

[edit] 10 times Won a world competition

Year	Games	Host	Runner-up	2nd Runner-up
1978	8th World Championship	USSR	Japan	Soviet Union
1989	5th World Cup	Japan	USSR	China
1991 #	6th World Cup	Japan	China	USSR
1992 #	Barcelona Olympic Games	Spain	Unified Team	United States
1994 #	12th World Championship	Brazil	Brazil	Russia
1995 #	7th World Cup	Japan	Brazil	China
1996 #	Atlanta Olympic Games	USA	China	Brazil
1998 #	13th World Championship	Japan	China	Russia
1999 #	8th World Cup	Japan	Russia	Brazil
2000 #	Sydney Olympic Games	Australia	Russia	Brazil

# - 8 Straight Major titles in 1990s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)

[edit] Results

[edit] World Championship

• 1952 – did not compete
• 1956 – did not compete
• 1960 – did not compete
• 1962 – did not compete
• 1967 – did not compete
• 1970 – 8th place
• 1974 – 7th place
• 1978 – 1st place
• 1982 – 5th place
• 1986 – 2nd place
• 1990 – 4th place
• 1994 – 1st place
• 1998 – 1st place
• 2002 – 5th place
• 2006 – 7th place

[edit] Pan American Games

• 1955 – did not participate
• 1959 – did not participate
• 1963 – did not participate
• 1967 – 3rd place
• 1971 – 1st place
• 1975 – 1st place
• 1979 – 1st place
• 1983 – 1st place
• 1987 – 1st place
• 1991 – 1st place
• 1995 – 1st place
• 1999 – 2nd place
• 2003 – 2nd place
• 2007 – 1st place

[edit] Pan-American Cup

• 2002 – 1st place
• 2003 – 3rd place
• 2004 – 1st place
• 2005 – 1st place
• 2006 – 2nd place
• 2007 – 1st place

[edit] Squads

• 1976 Olympic Games — 5th place

• Nelly Barnet, Evelina Borroto, Ana Díaz, Ana María García, Miriam Herrera, Mercedes Perez, Mercedes Pomares, Mercedes Roca, Melanea Tartabull, Imilses Telles, Lucila Urgelles, and Claudina Villaurrutia. Head Coach: Eugenio George. Head Coach: Eugenio George Lafita.

• 1978 World Championship — Gold Medal

• Nelly Barnet, Ana Díaz, Erenia Díaz, Ana María García, Mavis Guilarte, Libertad González, Sirenia Martínez, Mercedes Pérez, Mercedes Pomares, Imilsis Téllez, and Lucila Urgelles. Head Coach: Eugenio George Lafita.

• 1980 Olympic Games — 5th place

• Maura Alfonso, Nelly Barnet, Ana Díaz, Erenia Díaz, Josefina Capote, Ana María García, Libertad Gonzalez, Mavis Guilarte, Mercedes Perez, Mercedes Pomares, Imilsis Téllez, and Lucila Urgelles. Head Coach: Eugenio George Lafita.

• 1992 Olympic Games — Gold Medal

• Regla Bell, Mercedes Calderón, Magalys Carvajal, Marlenys Costa, Ana Fernández, Idalmis Gato, Lilia Izquierdo, Norka Latamblet, Mireya Luis, Raisa O'Farril, Tania Ortiz, and Regla Torres. Head Coach: Eugenio George Lafita.

• 1994 World Championship — Gold Medal

• Regla Bell, Mercedes Calderón, Magalys Carvajal, Marlenys Costa, Ana Fernández, Mirka Francia, Idalmis Gato, Mireya Luis Hernández, Lilia Izquierdo, Sonia Lescaille, Tania Ortíz, and Regla Torres. Head Coach: Eugenio George Lafita.

• 1996 Olympic Games — Gold Medal

• Taismary Agüero, Regla Bell, Magalys Carvajal, Marlenys Costa, Ana Fernández, Mirka Francia, Idalmis Gato, Lilia Izquierdo, Mireya Luis, Raisa O'Farril, Yumilka Ruiz, and Regla Torres. Head Coach: Eugenio George Lafita.

• 1998 World Championship — Gold Medal

• Taismary Agüero, Regla Bell, Marlenys Costa, Mirka Francia, Mireya Luis Hernández, Lilia Izquierdo, Liana Mesa, Indira Mestre, Yumilka Ruiz, Martha Sánchez, Regla Torres, and Ana Fernández. Head Coach: Antonio Perdomo.

• 2000 Olympic Games — Gold Medal

• Taismary Agüero, Zoila Barros, Regla Bell, Marlenys Costa, Ana Fernández, Mirka Francia, Lilia Izquierdo, Mireya Luis, Raisa O'Farril, Yumilka Ruiz, Martha Sánchez, and Regla Torres. Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón

• 2002 World Championship — 5th place

• Zoila Barros, Rosir Calderon, Nancy Carrilo, Liana Mesa, Indira Mestre, Anniara Muñoz, Yoslan Muñoz, Yaima Ortiz, Yumilka Ruiz, Martha Sánchez, Yanelis Santos, and Regla Torres. Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón.

• 2004 Olympic Games — Bronze Medal

• Zoila Barros, Rosir Calderon, Nancy Carrillo, Ana Fernández, Maisbelis Martínez, Liana Mesa, Anniara Muñoz, Yaima Ortíz, Daimi Ramírez, Yumilka Ruiz, Martha Sánchez, and María Tellez. Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón.

• 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix — 4th place

• Zoila Barros, Rosir Calderon, Nancy Carrillo, Kenta Carcases, Maisbelis Martínez, Liana Mesa, Yaima Ortíz, Daimi Ramírez, Yumilka Ruiz, Rachel Sánchez, and Yanelis Santos. Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón.

• 2006 World Championship — 7th place

• Lisbet Arredondo, Zoila Barros, Rosir Calderon, Kenta Carcases, Nancy Carrillo, Yenisei Gonzalez, Liana Mesa, Yaima Ortíz, Daimi Ramirez, Yumilka Ruiz (captain), Rachel Sanchez, and Yanelis Santos. Head Coach: Eugenio George Lafita.