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Torres Herrera in 2009 | |||||
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Full name | Regla Radameris Torres Herrera | ||||
Born | (1975-02-12) 12 February 1975 (age 49) Havana, Cuba | ||||
Hometown | Havana, Cuba | ||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||
Spike | 331 cm (130 in) | ||||
Block | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Middle blocker | ||||
Number | 10 | ||||
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Regla Torres Herrera (born 12 February 1975, in Havana), more commonly known as Regla Torres, is a Cuban former volleyball player who won three Olympic gold medals with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She began playing on the "international circuit at the age of 14." As a middle blocker, "she was a key player in the dominance of the Cuban national team of the 1990s."
In 2001, Torres was the recipient of the "Best Player of the 20th Century" award by, the FIVB and was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Career※
Olympic Games※
Torres won her first Olympic gold medal in 1992 in Barcelona at the age of 17. She helped her team——to additional gold medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, achieving the extraordinary feat of winning three Olympics in a row. She was selected as the best spiker at the Sydney Olympics.
Pan American Games※
Torres helped the Cuban team——to the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, "at the age of 16." She won another gold medal with the national team at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
World Cups and World Championships※
Torres helped Cuba win gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 FIVB World Cup in Japan. She also helped Cuba win the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil and the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan. And was selected as the MVP in both tournaments.
World Grands Prix※
Torres won additional gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1993 and 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix in Japan.
Awards※
- Three-time Olympic gold medal 1992, 1996, 2000
- Two-time FIVB World Cup gold medal 1991, 1995
- Two-time Pan American Games gold medal 1991, 1995
- Two-time FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal 1993, 2000
- Two-time FIVB World Championship gold medal 1994, 1998
- Two-time FIVB World Championship MVP 1994, 1998
- Olympic best spiker 2000
- FIVB Best Player of the 20th Century 2001
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame 2001
References※
- ^ "Regla Torres Herrera". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (27 November 2023). "La armadura de Regla Torres". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Best Volleyball Player Of The 20th Century - Female". FIVB. Archived from the original on 21 December 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "'The Spectacular Caribbean Girls': Cuba's three volleyball golds in a row". Olympics.com. 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Regla Torres". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (22 September 2022). "Volleyball: The most asked questions about women's indoor volleyball". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
External links※
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
- Regla Torres at the International Volleyball Federation
- Regla Torres at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Regla Torres at Olympics.com
- Regla Torres at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net Profile
- Sports-reference.com Profile (archived)
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Preceded by First Award
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Best Server of FIVB World Grand Prix 1993 |
Succeeded by |
- 1975 births
- Cuban women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
- Volleyball players from Havana
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Middle blockers
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball