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Regla Torres

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Regla Torres

Cuba · 1991–2000

Voted the best female volleyball player of the twentieth century.

3
Olympic golds
2
World titles
17
Gold at age
2
World Cup titles

Career

Torres won Olympic gold at seventeen, the youngest ever volleyball champion, and two more with Cuba's dominant 1990s side. The FIVB named her the best female player of the century in 2001.

Honours

  • Olympic gold in 1992, 1996 and 2000
  • Named best female player of the twentieth century by the FIVB
  • Youngest Olympic volleyball champion in history
  • Two World Championship titles with Cuba

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