Regla Bell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bell and the second or maternal family name is MacKenzie.

Regla Bell
Personal information
Full nameRegla Maritza Bell MacKenzie
Born (1970-07-06) 6 July 1970 (age 54)
Havana, Cuba
HometownSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike326 cm (128 in)
Block313 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Opposite
Number8 (national team)
National team
1988–2000 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1991 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2000 Quezon City
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kobe
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team

Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (born 6 July 1970), more commonly known as Regla Bell, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. While playing for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, she won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2000, and won additional gold medals at the FIVB World Championship in 1994 and 1998.[1][2] She was a left-handed striker.[3]

In 2024, Bell was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]

Career

National team

Bell won three gold medals in a row at the Summer Olympics (in 1992, 1996 and 2000), two gold medals in a row at the FIVB World Championship (in 1994 and 1998),[2] and four gold medals in a row at the FIVB World Cup (in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1999).[5] She was the captain of the Cuban team at the 2000 Olympics.[6]

Bell also won gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games, and a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.[2]

Club volleyball

For the regular season of the 2008–09 Spanish Superliga, Bell was elected MVP and Best Scorer after hitting 439 kills during that regular league.[7]

Bell played for São Caetano/Blausiegel in Brazil for the 2009–10 season.[8] She then played for the Spanish team Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife for the 2010-11 season.[9]

Bell played for the Indonesian club Monokwari Valeria during the 2012–13 season of the Indonesian volleyball league,[5] and later signed up for a two-month contract with PLDT HOME TVolution, a Philippine volleyball team that participated at the 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[10]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Regla Bell, primer fichaje del Tenerife 2009-2010". ADN.es (in Spanish). 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Regla Bell". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ Oliveros, Lemay Padrón (21 July 2020). "Regla Bell, the Left Striker of Cuban Volleyball". CubaSí. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Regla Bell". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Player tournaments". Volleybox.net. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ^ Shaw, John (29 September 2000). "Sydney 2000: Volleyball; After Five Sets, the Russians End the Upstart Americans' Run". The New York Times. p. S7. Retrieved 10 September 2024. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Regla Bell, MVP de la fase regular de la SFV". RFEVB.com (in Spanish). 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  8. ^ Almeida, Paula (4 June 2009). "Tricampeã olímpica, Regla Bell reforça vôlei do São Caetano". Esporte.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Regla Bell, MVP de la jornada". TenerifeDeportivo.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  10. ^ Terrado, Reuben (19 April 2014). "Power Pinays bow to Chinese Taipei for second loss in three outings". SPIN.ph. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.