Regla Bell

Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (July 6, 1970 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba who won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team.[1]

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
NationalityCuban
Born (1970-07-06) July 6, 1970
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
National team
1988-2000Cuba
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 BarcelonaTeam
Gold medal – first place 1996 AtlantaTeam
Gold medal – first place 2000 SydneyTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place 1991 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place 1995 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place 1999 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kobe Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Last updated: January 2011

Career

She won three gold medals in a row at the Summer Olympics, in 1992, 1996 and 2000. She won two gold medals in a row at the FIVB Women's World Championships, in 1994, and 1998. She also won four gold medals in a row at the FIVB Women's World Cup, in 1989, 1991, 1995, and 1999.

For the regular season of the 2008/2009 Spanish Superliga, Bell was elected MVP and Best Scorer after hitting 439 kills during that regular league.[2]

Bell played for São Caetano/Blausiegel in Brazil for the 2009/2010 season.[3] She played for the Indonesian club Monokwari Valeria during the 2012-2013 season of the Indonesian volleyball league and later signed up for a two-month contract with PLDT HOME TVolution a Philippine volleyball team which participated at the 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[4] She played for the Spanish team Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife for the 2010/2011 season.[5]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References
  1. ADN. "Regla Bell, primer fichaje del Tenerife 2009-2010" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  2. RFEVB. "Regla Bell, MVP de la fase regular de la SFV" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  3. UOL. "Tricampeã olímpica, Regla Bell reforça vôlei do São Caetano" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  4. "Regla bell best cuba volleyball player".
  5. Tenerife Deportivo. "Regla Bell, MVP de la jornada" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
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