Cuba Women's National Volleyball Team
The Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the USSR's and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning the 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship. Cuba women's national volleyball team dominated the world in the last decade of the 20th century (1991–2000), winning eight times in row as FIVB World Champions in straight (6th World Cup in 1991, Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, 12th World Championship in 1994, 7th World Cup in 1995, Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, 13th World Championship in 1998, 8th World Cup in 1999, Sydney Olympic Games in 2000). The team's nickname was '' Las Espectaculares Morenas del Caribe'' "The Spectacular Caribbean Girls" in English. Winner of 10 major world titles # – 8 consecutive major titles in 1990s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games) Results Olympic Games * 1964 – did not participate * 1968 – did not participate * 1972 – 6th place * 1976 – 6th place * 1980 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Volleyball At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured men's and women's Beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ... for the first time as an official Olympic sport. Men's and Women's indoor volleyball tournaments also took place. Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball At The 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics events O O 1996 International volleyball competitions hosted by the United States Volleyball in Georgia (U.S. state) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and Challenger Cup. History Origins World Grand Prix was created in 1993 as part of the FIVB's marketing strategy to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing annual international competitions. It was modelled after the World League, a successful event for men that had been introduced three years before. The Grand Prix made women's volleyball very popular in East Asia. As of 2004, the competition was maintained mainly with the support of Asian investors. The early competitions and the finals were usually held in East Asia, because the volleyball market in Eas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1997 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997. Teams Squads Competition formula The competition formula of the 1997 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained. Venues *Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka) *Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima) *Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo) Results Osaka round Hiroshima round Tokyo round Final standing Team Roster Yelena Vasilevskaya, Natalya Morozova, Yelena Batukhtina, Yelena Godina, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Olga Chukanova, Tatyana Gracheva, Elizaveta Tishchenko, Anastasiya Belikova, Natalya Safronova, Anna Artamonova, Irina Tebenikhina Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol Awards *MVP: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best Scorer: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best Spiker: Regla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1993 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The first World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan from 16 to 21 November 1993. Teams Squads Competition formula The competition formula of the 1993 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained. Venues *Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo) *Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka) Results Tokyo round Osaka round Final standing Individual awards *MVP: Regla Bell *Best scorer: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best spiker: Regla Bell *Best blocker: Asako Tajimi *Best server: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best setter: Marlenis Costa *Best receiver: 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men's and women's Nations League. The World Grand Champions Cup is therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It does not give any points for the World Ranking. Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished runne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1985 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 1985 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 10 to 20 November 1985 in four cities in Japan such as Sapporo, Iwamizawa, Fukuoka, and Tokyo. Qualification Results Location: Sapporo Location: Iwamizawa Location: Sapporo Location: Fukuoka Location: Tokyo Final standing Awards * Most Valuable Player : Lang Ping * Best Attacker : Mireya Luis * Best Blocker : Gabriela Pérez del Solar * Best Setter : Yang Xilan * Best Server : Sanae Mitsuo * Best Receiver : Ichiko Sato is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games ... * Best Coach : Deng Ruozeng * Spirit of Fight : Josefina Capote External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Fivb Women's World Cup 1985 Women Women's World Cup V V November 1985 spo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1977 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 1977 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 15 November 1977 in Japan. Teams Results First round Pool A Pool B Final round 5th–8th places Final places Location: Osaka Final standing Awards * Most valuable player : Takako Shirai * Best attacker : Mercedes Pomares * Best blocker : Cao Huiying * Best setter : Noriko Matsuda * Best server : Yumi Egami * Best defender : Jo Hea-jung * Best Coach : Shigeo Yamada * Spirit of fight : Cao Huiying Cao Huiying (, born 1954 in Luannan County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also won a g ... External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1977 Fivb Women's World Cup 1977 Women's Women's World Cup V November 1977 sports events in Asia Women's volleyball in Japan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, but since 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games. The current champion is China, which won its fifth title at the 2019 tournament. The current format of the competition involves 12 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation Japan, competing in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks. The World Cup (with exception of the 2019 edition) acts as the first qualification event for the following year's Olympic Games with the top two teams qualifying. The 13 World Cup tournaments have been won by five different national teams. China have won five times. The other World Cup winners are Cuba, with four titles; Ital ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1986 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 1986 FIVB Women's World Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 2 to 13 September 1986 in Czechoslovakia. Teams ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Squads Results First round Pool A Location: Žilina Pool B Location: Plzeň Pool C Location: Brno Pool D Location: Olomouc Second round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round. 1st–12th pools =Pool E= Location: Ostrava =Pool F= Location: Prague 13th–16th places Location: Plzeň Final round 9th–12th places =9th–12th semifinals= =11th place match= =9th place match= 5th–8th places =5th–8th semifinals= =7th place mat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 1970 they have been awarded every four years. The current champions are the Serbia women's national volleyball team, Serbia, which won their second title at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2022 tournament in Netherlands and Poland. The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the ''World Championship Finals''. 24 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month. The 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Volleyball At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Indoor Volleyball at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Beach Volleyball at Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre. Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Ol .... Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball FIVB [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |