Regla Torres
Torres Herrera in 2009
Personal information
Full nameRegla Torres Herrera
NationalityCuban
Born (1975-02-12) 12 February 1975 (age 49)
Havana, Cuba
HometownHavana, Cuba
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike331 cm (130 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number10
Career
Teams
Ciudad Habana
National team
1991-2002 Cuba
Medal record
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 1991 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2000 Quezon City
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Team

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]

Career

Olympic Games

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 in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, achieving the extraordinary feat of winning three Olympics in a row.[1][4]

Pan American Games

Torres helped the Cuban team to the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games, at the age of 16.[5] She won another gold medal with the national team at the 1995 Pan American Games.[5]

World Cups and World Championships

Torres helped Cuba win gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 FIVB World Cup.[1] She also helped Cuba win the 1994 and 1998 FIVB World Championship, and was selected as the MVP in both tournaments.[6]

World Grand Prix

Torres won additional gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1993 and 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix.[1][2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Regla Torres Herrera". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (27 November 2023). "La armadura de Regla Torres". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Best Volleyball Player Of The 20th Century - Female". FIVB. Archived from the original on 21 December 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b "'The Spectacular Caribbean Girls': Cuba's three volleyball golds in a row". Olympics.com. 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Regla Torres". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ^ 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

Awards Preceded byFirst Award Best Server of FIVB World Grand Prix 1993 Succeeded by Lilia Izquierdo
Cuba squad – 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
Cuba women's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Cuba squad – 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Cuba squad – 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
Cuba women's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Cuba squad – 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Cuba women's volleyball squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Members of the Volleyball Hall of Fame
Categories