| Zoila Barros | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Zoila Barros Fernández | ||
| Born | (1976-08-06) 6 August 1976 (age 48) Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Spike | 328 cm (129 in) | ||
| Block | 312 cm (123 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| National team | |||
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| Honours | |||
Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1976), more commonly known as Zoila Barros, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. As a middle blocker, she played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, helping the team win the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Barros was named Best Spiker at the 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Port of Spain, where Cuba was defeated in the final by title defender United States.
Club volleyball
Barros played for the Italian club Medinex Reggio di Calabria for the 1998–99 season. She played with the Russian club Uralochka-NTMK for the 2004–05 season.
Clubs
Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1998)
Medinex Reggio di Calabria (1998-1999)- Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1999-2004)
Uralochka-NTMK (2004–2005)- Dinamo Moscow (2005–2006)
- Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (2002)
Awards
Individual
- 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server"
- 2003 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"
- 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"
- 2003 NORCECA Championship "Best Server"
- 2004 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2004 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"
- 2004 Olympic Games "Best Server"
- 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"
References
- ^ Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (3 August 2023). "Los milagros de Zoila Barros". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Nancy Metcalf fue JMV en Continental de Norceca". NORCECA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- "Zoila Barros" (in Italian). Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- "КУБИНСКИЙ КАРНАВАЛ В ПОДМОСКОВНОЙ ЛОБНЕ" [Cuban Carnival in the Moscow region] (in Russian). Sport-Express. 19 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
External links
- Zoila Barros at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2005
- Zoila Barros at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Zoila Barros at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Zoila Barros at Olympics.com
- Zoila Barros at Olympedia
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Preceded by Érika Coimbra
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Best Server of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 |
Succeeded by Yang Hao
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| Cuba women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Cuban women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
- Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Volleyball players from Havana
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Middle blockers
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Cuban expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Russia
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games