Cuba women's national volleyball 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
AssociationFederación Cubana De Voleibol
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachTomás Fernández
FIVB ranking? (as of September, 2019)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1972)
Best result (1992, 1996, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1970)
Best result (1978, 1994, 1998)
World Cup
Appearances10 (First in 1973)
Best result (1989, 1991, 1995, 1999)

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 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).

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
19788th World ChampionshipUSSR Japan Soviet Union
19895th World CupJapan Soviet Union China
1991 #6th World CupJapan China Soviet Union
1992 #Barcelona Olympic GamesSpain Unified Team United States
1994 #12th World ChampionshipBrazil Brazil Russia
1995 #7th World CupJapan Brazil China
1996 #Atlanta Olympic GamesUSA China Brazil
1998 #13th World ChampionshipJapan China Russia
1999 #8th World CupJapan Russia Brazil
2000 #Sydney Olympic GamesAustralia Russia Brazil

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

Results

Olympic Games

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 Gold Medal
  • 1982 – 5th place
  • 1986 Silver Medal
  • 1990 – 4th place
  • 1994 Gold Medal
  • 1998 Gold Medal
  • 2002 – 5th place
  • 2006 – 7th place
  • 2010 – 12th place
  • 2014 – 21st place
  • 2018 – 22nd place

World Cup

World Grand Prix

  • 1993 Gold Medal
  • 1994 Silver Medal
  • 1995 Bronze Medal
  • 1996 Silver Medal
  • 1997 Silver Medal
  • 1998 Bronze Medal
  • 1999 – 5th place
  • 2000 Gold Medal
  • 2001 – 4th place
  • 2002 – 7th place
  • 2003 – 11th place
  • 2004 – 4th place
  • 2005 – 4th place
  • 2006 – 4th place
  • 2007 – 7th place
  • 2008 Silver Medal
  • 2009 – did not participate
  • 2010 – did not participate
  • 2011 – 11th place
  • 2012 – 6th place
  • 2013 – 19th place
  • 2014 – 20th place
  • 2015 – 25th place
  • 2016 – 25th place

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup

  • 1993 Gold Medal
  • 1997 Silver Medal

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

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
1Claudia Hernández Aguila9 January 19971.82 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb)225 cm (89 in)223 cm (88 in) Alianza Lima
4Lianny Tamayo Canton30 April 19991.81 m (5 ft 11 in)58 kg (128 lb)295 cm (116 in)290 cm (110 in) CV Emeve
7Evilania Martínez Luis11 January 20001.86 m (6 ft 1 in)71 kg (157 lb)305 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in) Camagüey
8Diaris Pérez (c)16 November 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb)304 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in) Deportivo Jaamsa
11Gretell Elena Moreno Borrero30 January 19981.84 m (6 ft 0 in)68 kg (150 lb)287 cm (113 in)280 cm (110 in) Regatas Lima
12Ailama Cesé Montalvo29 October 20001.90 m (6 ft 3 in)58 kg (128 lb)322 cm (127 in)308 cm (121 in) Uralochka-NTMK
14Jessica Aguilera Carbajal25 May 19991.86 m (6 ft 1 in)68 kg (150 lb)311 cm (122 in)302 cm (119 in) Alianza Lima
13Yamileidys Viltres26 July 20011.90 m (6 ft 3 in)77 kg (170 lb)308 cm (121 in)295 cm (116 in) Uralochka-URGEU
19Laura Beatriz Suárez Hernández13 December 19981.88 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)304 cm (120 in)292 cm (115 in) Deportivo Jaamsa
22Egli Sabin Terri25 November 19911.87 m (6 ft 2 in)76 kg (168 lb)315 cm (124 in)308 cm (121 in) Cienfuegos
23Daima del Río Preval9 September 20001.85 m (6 ft 1 in)77 kg (170 lb)236 cm (93 in)234 cm (92 in) La Habana
25Ivy May Vila Wittingham22 July 20011.82 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb)235 cm (93 in)232 cm (91 in) 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. "Cuba Team Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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