Zoila Barros
Cuban volleyball player (born 1976)
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Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1976) 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.[1] She also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]
Havana, Cuba
| Zoila Barros | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Zoila Barros Fernández | ||
| Born | 6 August 1976 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
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
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"
