Regla Torres
Regla Torres Herrera (born 12 February 1975, in Havana) is a Cuban former volleyball player who won three Olympic gold medals with the Cuban women's national volleyball team.[1] She began playing on the international circuit at the age of 14.[1] As a middle blocker, she was a key player in the dominance of the Cuban national team of the 1990s.[1]
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Full name | Regla Torres Herrera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Havana, Cuba | 12 February 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In 2001, Torres was the recipient of the "Best Player of the 20th Century" award by the FIVB[2] and was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
Career
Olympic Games
Torres won her first Olympic gold medal in 1992 in Barcelona at the age of 17.[1][3] She helped her team to additional gold medals in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, achieving the extraordinary feat of winning three Olympics in a row.[1][3]
Pan American Games
Torres helped the Cuban team to the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games, at the age of 16.[4] She won another gold medal with the national team at the 1995 Pan American Games.[4]
World Cups and World Championships
Torres helped Cuba win gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 FIVB World Cups.[1] She also helped Cuba win the 1994 and 1998 FIVB World Championships, and was selected as the MVP in both tournaments.[5]
World Grand Prix
Torres won additional gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1993 and 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix.[1]
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
- 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.
- "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. 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
- Sports-reference.com Profile (archived)