Cuba women's national volleyball team

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FIVB ranking
? (as of 30 May 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
1999
)
Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1978 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place
1986 Czechoslovakia
 Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place
1989 Japan
 Team
Gold medal – first place
1991 Japan
 Team
Gold medal – first place
1995 Japan
 Team
Gold medal – first place
1999 Japan
 Team
Silver medal – second place
1977 Japan
 Team
Silver medal – second place
1985 Japan
 Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place
1993 Japan
 Team
Silver medal – second place
1997 Japan
 Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kobe Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Yokohama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz Team

The Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the

USSR
's and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning the 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship.

Cuba women's national volleyball team dominated the world in the last decade of the 20th century (1991–2000), winning eight times in row as FIVB World Champions in straight (6th

Sydney Olympic Games
in 2000).

The team's nickname was Las Espectaculares Morenas del Caribe ("The Spectacular Caribbean Girls" in English).

Winner of 10 major world titles

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

# – 8 consecutive major titles in 1990s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World Grand Prix

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup

Pan American Games

  • 1955 – did not participate
  • 1959 – did not participate
  • 1963 – did not participate
  • 1967 – Bronze Medal
  • 1971 – Gold Medal
  • 1975 – Gold Medal
  • 1979 – Gold Medal
  • 1983 – Gold Medal
  • 1987 – Gold Medal
  • 1991 – Gold Medal
  • 1995 – Gold Medal
  • 1999 – Silver Medal
  • 2003 – Silver Medal
  • 2007 – Gold Medal
  • 2011 – Silver Medal
  • 2015 – 5th place

Pan-American Cup

  • 2002 – Gold Medal
  • 2003 – Bronze Medal
  • 2004 – Gold Medal
  • 2005 – Gold Medal
  • 2006 – Silver Medal
  • 2007 – Gold Medal
  • 2008 – 11th place
  • 2009 – did not participate
  • 2010 – 4th place
  • 2011 – 4th place
  • 2012 – Bronze Medal
  • 2013 – 6th place
  • 2014 – 5th place
  • 2015 – 4th place
  • 2016 – 4th place
  • 2017 – 5th place
  • 2018 – 7th place
  • 2019 – 8th place
  • 2020 – 5th place
  • 2021 – 5th place

Final Four Cup

  • 2008
    – 4th place
  • 2009
    – did not participate
  • 2010 – did not participate

Current squad

The following is the Cuban roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1][2][3]

Head coach: Tomás Fernández

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2019–20 club
1 Claudia Hernández Aguila 9 January 1997 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 225 cm (89 in) 223 cm (88 in) France Volley-Ball Club Chamalières
4 Lianny Tamayo Canton 30 April 1999 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 290 cm (110 in) Spain CV Emeve
7 Evilania Martínez Luis 11 January 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in) Cuba Camagüey
8 Diaris Pérez (c) 16 November 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in) France Volley-Ball Club Chamalières
11 Gretell Elena Moreno Borrero 30 January 1998 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 287 cm (113 in) 280 cm (110 in) Czech Republic VK Královo Pole Brno
12 Ailama Cesé Montalvo 29 October 2000 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 322 cm (127 in) 308 cm (121 in) Russia Uralochka-NTMK
14 Jessica Aguilera Carbajal 25 May 1999 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 311 cm (122 in) 302 cm (119 in) France Volley-Ball Club Chamalières
13 Yamileidys Viltres 26 July 2001 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 308 cm (121 in) 295 cm (116 in) Russia Uralochka-URGEU
19 Laura Beatriz Suárez Hernández 13 December 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 292 cm (115 in) Peru Deportivo Jaamsa
22 Egli Sabin Terri 25 November 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 308 cm (121 in) Serbia Leskovac 98
23 Daima del Río Preval 9 September 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 326 cm (128 in) 324 cm (128 in) Hungary UTE Budapest
25 Ivy May Vila Wittingham 22 July 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 322 cm (127 in) Cuba Camagüey

Former squads

See also

References

  1. ^ "Debuta Cuba ante China en Mundial femenino de Voleibol". La Voz del Níquel (in Spanish). 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ Fumero, Daniel (27 September 2018). "Selección femenina cubana debuta este sábado en el Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol". Cibercuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. FIVB
    . Retrieved 2 October 2018.

External links

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