Regla Torres Explained

Regla Torres
Fullname:Regla Radameris Torres Herrera
Birth Date:12 February 1975
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Hometown:Havana, Cuba
Height:1.91 m
Weight:75 kg
Spike:331 cm
Block:315 cm
Position:Middle blocker
Teamnumber:10
Clubs:Ciudad Habana
Nationalyears:1991–2002
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes
Medaltemplates-Title:Medal record

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. She began playing on the international circuit at the age of 14. As a middle blocker, she was a key player in the dominance of the Cuban national team of the 1990s.

In 2001, Torres was the recipient of the "Best Player of the 20th Century" award by the FIVB[1] and was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

Career

Olympic Games

Torres won her first Olympic gold medal in 1992 in Barcelona at the age of 17.[3] 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. She was selected as the best spiker at the Sydney Olympics.

Pan American Games

Torres helped the Cuban team to the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, at the age of 16. She won another gold medal with the national team at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.[4]

World Cups and World Championships

Torres helped Cuba win gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 FIVB World Cup in Japan. 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.[5]

World Grands Prix

Torres won additional gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1993 and 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix in Japan.[6]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Best Volleyball Player Of The 20th Century - Female. . March 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20011221011737/http://www.fivb.org/EN/FIVB/BestOfTheCentury/VB_Women_Players.htm . December 21, 2001 . dead .
  2. Web site: Regla Torres Herrera. International Volleyball Hall of Fame. March 11, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100822013852/http://www.volleyhall.org/torres.html. August 22, 2010.
  3. Web site: 'The Spectacular Caribbean Girls': Cuba's three volleyball golds in a row . Olympics.com . 19 January 2021 . August 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819053038/https://olympics.com/en/news/the-spectacular-caribbean-girls-cubas-three-volleyball-golds-in-a-row . August 19, 2023 . live .
  4. Web site: Regla Torres . Olympedia . September 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516125515/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52200 . May 16, 2023 . live .
  5. Web site: Volleyball: The most asked questions about women's indoor volleyball . Olympics.com . Gunston . Jo . September 22, 2022 . August 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103104802/https://olympics.com/en/news/volleyball-most-asked-questions-womens-volleyball . November 3, 2022 . live .
  6. News: La armadura de Regla Torres . Oncubanews.com . es . 27 November 2023 . Coll Untoria . Jorge Luis . 21 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231127164824/https://oncubanews.com/deportes/la-armadura-de-regla-torres-morenas-del-caribe/ . 27 November 2023 . live .

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