Mireya Luis

Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born August 25, 1967 in Camagüey) is a retired Cuban volleyball player.

Mireya Luis
Personal information
Born (1967-08-25) August 25, 1967
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Spike339 cm (133 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number3
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1994 BrazilTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place1986 CzechoslovakiaTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1989 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place1985 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place1993 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place1993 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place2000 ManilaTeam
Silver medal – second place1994 ShanghaiTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 KobeTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 ShanghaiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 Hong KongTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1983 CaracasTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Gold medal – first place1985 Santiago de los CaballerosTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1989 San JuanTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 ReginaTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 Colorado SpringsTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 Santo DomingoTeam
Gold medal – first place1997 CaguasTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1998 MaracaiboTeam

Life

At the age of 10 she started playing volleyball. At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for the 1983 Pan-American Games, in which Cuba took first place. She would play with them again in the 1987 Games, and Cuba would again win the tournament. After a brief hiatus due to injury, she resumed play in 1990 at the World Championship in Japan where the Cuban team finished fourth. In 1991 she led the Cuban team to win its first ever World Cup in Mexico . Mireya won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with team mate Regla Bell. She would win a second gold in Atlanta in 1996, again playing with the Cuban national team. Meanwhile, she also led Cuba to two world championships in 1994 where she was chosen the best spiker and Cuba won every match with a perfect 3-0. The team would win again in 1998. Mireya retired after a second Grand Prix and a third Olympic gold medal in 2000.

Luis is known for her spectacular jumping power reaching 3.39 meter, more than any other player, though being only 1.75 meter tall. She earned numerous "best scorer", "best spiker" and "best player" awards at world, Olympic and continental championships.

Individual awards


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