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Torres Herrera in 2009 | |||||
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Full name | Regla Radameris Torres Herrera | ||||
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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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. [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] [2]
In 2001, Torres was the recipient of the "Best Player of the 20th Century" award by the FIVB [3] and was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [1]
Torres won her first Olympic gold medal in 1992 in Barcelona at the age of 17. [1] [4] 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. [1] [4] She was selected as the best spiker at the Sydney Olympics. [3]
Torres helped the Cuban team to the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, at the age of 16. [5] She won another gold medal with the national team at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. [5]
Torres helped Cuba win gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 FIVB World Cup in Japan. [1] 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. [6]
Torres won additional gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1993 and 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix in Japan. [1] [2]