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
edit| 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 |
Soviet Union
|
| 1992 # | Barcelona Olympic Games | Spain |  Unified Team |
 United States
|
| 1994 # | 12th World Championship | Brazil |  Brazil |
 Russia
|
| 1995 # | 7th World Cup | Japan | Brazil |
China
|
| 1996 # | Atlanta Olympic Games | USA | China |
Brazil
|
| 1998 # | 13th World Championship | Japan | China |
Russia
|
| 1999 # | 8th World Cup | Japan | Russia |
Brazil
|
| 2000 # | Sydney Olympic Games | Australia | Russia |
Brazil
|
# – 8 consecutive major titles in 1990s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)
Results
editOlympic Games
edit- 1964 – did not participate
- 1968 – did not participate
- 1972 – 6th place
- 1976 – 6th place
- 1980 – 6th place
- 1984 – did not participate
- 1988 – did not participate
- 1992 –
Gold Medal - 1996 – Gold Medal
- 2000 – Gold Medal
- 2004 –
Bronze Medal - 2008 – 4th place
- 2012 – did not participate
- 2016 – did not participate
- 2020 – did not participate
- 2024 – did not participate
World Championship
edit- 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
edit- 1973 – 5th place
- 1977 –
Silver Medal - 1981 – 6th place
- 1985 – Silver Medal
- 1989 –
Gold Medal - 1991 – Gold Medal
- 1995 – Gold Medal
- 1999 – Gold Medal
- 2003 – 6th place
- 2007 – 4th place
- 2011 – did not qualify
- 2015 – 9th place
- 2019 – did not qualify
- 2023 – did not qualify
World Grand Prix
edit- 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
editPan American Games
edit- 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
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Pan-American Cup
edit- 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
editCurrent squad
editThe following is the Cuban roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1][2][3]
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) |  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) |  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) |  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) | 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) |  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) | 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) | 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) | 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) |  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) |  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) |  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) | Camagüey
|
Former squads
edit- 1976 Olympic Games – 5th place
- 1978 World Championship – Gold medal
- 1980 Olympic Games – 5th place
- 1992 Olympic Games – Gold medal
- 1994 World Championship – Gold medal
- 1996 Olympic Games – Gold medal
- 1998 World Championship – Gold medal
- 1999 FIVB World Cup – Gold medal
- 2000 Olympic Games – Gold medal
- 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix – 4th place
- 2002 World Championship – 5th place
- 2003 FIVB World Cup – 6th place
- 2004 Olympic Games – Bronze medal
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix – 4th place
- 2006 World Championship – 7th place
- 2007 NORCECA Championship – Gold medal
- 2007 FIVB World Cup – 4th place
- 2011 Pan-American Games – Silver medal
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Fumero, Daniel (27 September 2018). "Selección femenina cubana debuta este sábado en el Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol". Cibercuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Cuba Team Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 2 October 2018.