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Zoila Barros

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Zoila Barros
Personal information
Full nameZoila Barros Fernández
Born (1976-08-06) 6 August 1976 (age 48)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike328 cm (129 in)
Block312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number18
National team
1998–2008 Cuba

Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1976), more commonly known as Zoila Barros, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. As a middle blocker, she played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, helping the team win the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] She also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]

Barros was named Best Spiker at the 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Port of Spain, where Cuba was defeated in the final by title defender United States.[2]

Club volleyball

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Barros played for the Italian club Medinex Reggio di Calabria for the 1998–99 season.[3] She played with the Russian club Uralochka-NTMK for the 2004–05 season.[4]

Clubs

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  • Cuba Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1998)
  • Italy Medinex Reggio di Calabria (1998-1999)
  • Cuba Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1999-2004)
  • Russia Uralochka-NTMK (2004–2005)
  • Russia Dinamo Moscow (2005–2006)
  • Cuba Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (2002)

Awards

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (3 August 2023). "Los milagros de Zoila Barros". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Nancy Metcalf fue JMV en Continental de Norceca". NORCECA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Zoila Barros" (in Italian). Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ "КУБИНСКИЙ КАРНАВАЛ В ПОДМОСКОВНОЙ ЛОБНЕ" [Cuban Carnival in the Moscow region] (in Russian). Sport-Express. 19 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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Awards
Preceded by Best Server of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2001
Succeeded by