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(Redirected from Morenas del Caribe) Women's national volleyball team representing Cuba

Cuba
AssociationFederación Cubana De Voleibol
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachTomás Fernández
FIVB ranking? (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1972)
Best result (1992, 1996, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1970)
Best result (1978, 1994, 1998)
World Cup
Appearances10 (First in 1973)
Best result (1989, 1991, 1995, 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 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
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

  • 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
  • 2022 – did not compete
  • 2025 — Qualified

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
  • 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.

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 Terry 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. "Cuba Team Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

External links

Summer Olympics women's volleyball tournament winners
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship winners
FIVB Volleyball World Cup winners
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League winners
Pan American Games women's volleyball tournament winners
Women's national volleyball teams of North America, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA)
Cuba National sports teams of Cuba
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