Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1979), 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 and the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] She also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Zoila Barros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Zoila Barros Fernández | ||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||
| Born | 6 August 1979 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 | |||
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.[2]
Club volleyball edit
Barros played for the Italian club Medinex Reggio di Calabria for the 1998–99 season.[3] She played with the Russian club Uralochka-NTMK for the 2004–05 season.[4]
Clubs edit
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 edit
Individual edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b 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 edit
- 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
- Zoila Barros at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- FIVB Profile
