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Cuban volleyball player

Lilia Izquierdo
Personal information
Full nameLilia Izquierdo Aguirre
Born (1967-02-10) 10 February 1967 (age 57)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number4
National team
1986–2000 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1991 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kobe
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Team

Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre (born 10 February 1967, in Havana, Cuba), more commonly known as Lilia Izquierdo, is a retired female volleyball player from Cuba and three-time Olympian. Izquierdo helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000. She also helped the Cuban national team win gold medals at the 1994 and 1998 FIVB World Championship. Additionally, she won gold medals at the FIVB World Cup in 1989, 1991, 1995, and 1999. Izquierdo was a setter.

References

  1. "Lilia Izquierdo". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Lilia Izquierdo". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Player tournaments". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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Awards
Preceded byCuba Regla Torres Best Server of
FIVB World Grand Prix

1994
Succeeded byBrazil Raquel Silva
Cuba squad1989 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
Cuba
Cuba squad1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
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Cuba women's volleyball squad1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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Cuba squad1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
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Cuba squad1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
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Cuba women's volleyball squad1996 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Cuba
Cuba squad1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Cuba
Cuba squad1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
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Cuba women's volleyball squad2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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