Yumilka Ruiz

Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces (born 8 May 1978 in Camagüey) is a retired volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.[1] She twice won a gold medal with the national team in 1996[2] and 2000;[3] she also claimed the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Luaces.
Yumilka Ruíz
Personal information
Full nameYumilka Ruíz Luaces
NationalityCuban
Born (1978-05-08) 8 May 1978
Camagüey, Cuba
HometownCamagüey
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Spike329 cm (130 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kobe Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Yokohama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Winnipeg Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Colima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Team
Last updated: October 2011

Career

She played the 2004/05 season with the Russian club Uralochka-NTMK, where she set the record of scoring 53 points in a single match.[5]

She retired in 2008 aged 30.[6] At 1.79m the outside hitter had a jumping power reaching 3.28m.

In August 2008 she was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee by the 120th IOC Session.[7]

After three years of inactivity Ruiz made a comeback in 2012 to play in Russian League for Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg and participated in the European Champions League.

Clubs
  • Italy Medinex Reggio Calabria (1996–2000)
  • Cuba Ciudad Habana (2000–2006)
  • Russia Uralochka-NTMK (2004–2005)
  • Cuba Camagüey (2006–2008)
  • Russia Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2014)

Awards

Individuals

Clubs
  • 1998 CEV Cup – Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
  • 1999 Italian Cup – Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
  • 1998-99 Italian Championship – Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
  • 1999-00 Italian Championship – Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
  • 2000 Italian Cup – Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
  • 2000 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
  • 2000 CEV Cup – Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
  • 2004-05 Russian Super League – Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK

References
  1. "Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces". EcuRed.
  2. Wilson, Bernie (3 August 2000). "Cuba Wins Volleyball Gold". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. "Cuba women win third consecutive Olympic title". CNN/SI. 12 October 2000. Archived from the original on 16 April 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. "Cuba wins women's volleyball bronze by beating Brazil". USA Today. Associated Press. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  5. "КУБИНСКИЙ КАРНАВАЛ В ПОДМОСКОВНОЙ ЛОБНЕ" [Cuban Carnival in the Moscow region]. Sport Express (in Russian). 19 February 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. "Yumilka Ruiz ratifica su retiro del deporte activo" [Yumilka Ruiz confirms her retirement from active sports]. Granma (in Spanish). 10 October 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  7. "Four athletes elected to IOC Athletes' Commission, Chinese hurdler Liu fail to prevail". CCTV. Xinhua. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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