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Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces (born 8 May 1978 in
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 Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
* 2004-05 Russian Super League – Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK
FIVB profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Yumilka 1978 births Living people Cuban women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic volleyball players of Cuba Olympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Sportspeople from Havana International Olympic Committee members Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Outside hitters Cuban expatriates in Italy Cuban expatriates in Russia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Camagüey 21st-century Cuban women 20th-century Cuban women
Camagüey
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) is a retired volleyball
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player from Cuba
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, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics
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, starting in 1996. She twice won a gold medal with the national team
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in 1996 and 2000; she also claimed the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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in Athens, Greece
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.
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. She retired in 2008 aged 30. At 1.79m the outside hitter had a jumping power reaching 3.28m. In August 2008 she was elected as a member of theInternational Olympic Committee
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by the 120th IOC Session.
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
* Medinex Reggio Calabria (1996–2000) * Ciudad Habana (2000–2006) * Uralochka-NTMK (2004–2005) * Camagüey (2006–2008) * Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2014)Awards
Individuals
* '' 2002 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2002 World Championship "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2003 NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"'' * '' 2005 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"'' * ''2004/2005 Russian Super League "Most Valuable Player"''Clubs
* 1998CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year.
Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...
– 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
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year.
Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...
– Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
* 2004-05 Russian Super League – Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK
References
External links
*FIVB profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Yumilka 1978 births Living people Cuban women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic volleyball players of Cuba Olympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Sportspeople from Havana International Olympic Committee members Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Outside hitters Cuban expatriates in Italy Cuban expatriates in Russia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Camagüey 21st-century Cuban women 20th-century Cuban women