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Regla Torres
Regla Torres
	Torres Herrera in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Regla Radameris Torres Herrera
Born	12 February 1975 (age 49); Havana, Cuba
Hometown	Havana, Cuba
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spike	331 cm (130 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Front blocker
Number	10
Career
Teams
	Ciudad Habana
National team
1991–2002	Cuba
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing Cuba
Olympic Games
World Championship
FIVB World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
FIVB World Grand Prix
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games

Regla Torres Herrera (born 12 February 1975), 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. Torres 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]

Early life

Torres was born in Havana, Cuba on 12 February 1975.^[4] Since she was a young girl, Torres was encouraged by teachers to play sports due to her height.^[2] Though her parents separated while she was in primary school, both were involved in her upbringing.^[2] While Torres was more interested in the high jump than volleyball, her mother insisted that she focus on the latter.^[2] In the fourth grade, Torres was sent to a sports school to develop her athletic talent.^[2] At the age of 14, she was sent to the Cerro Pelado school, where she quickly developed her volleyball skills.^[2] She then joined the national team in 1989.^[2]

Career

Olympic Games

Torres won her first Olympic gold medal in 1992 in Barcelona at the age of 17.^[1]^[5] She helped her team to additional gold medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney,^[6] achieving the extraordinary feat of winning three Olympics in a row.^[1]^[5] She was selected as the best spiker at the Sydney Olympics.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[1] 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.^[7]

World Grands Prix

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

Awards

Three-time Olympic gold medal — 1992, 1996, 2000
Two-time FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1991, 1995
Two-time Pan American Games gold medal — 1991, 1995
Two-time FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal — 1993, 2000
Two-time FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1994, 1998
Two-time FIVB World Championship MVP — 1994, 1998
Olympic best spiker, MVP — Sydney 2000
FIVB Best Player of the 20th Century — 2001
International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 2001

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Regla Torres Herrera". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.
^ ^a ^b "Best Volleyball Player Of The 20th Century - Female". FIVB. Archived from the original on 21 December 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Regla Torres". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ ^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.
^ Roberts, Selena (1 October 2000). "Sydney 2000: Volleyball; Cuba Cruises to Third Straight Gold". The New York Times. sec. 8 p. 13. Retrieved 6 September 2024. (subscription required)
^ 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.