Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1979) is a retired Cuban female volleyball player who played as a middle blocker. She played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, and helped the team win a gold medal in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

and a bronze medal in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Barros was named Best Spiker at the

2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the volleyball, Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 6 to September 11, 2005 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The United ...

Port of Spain Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...

, where Cuba was defeated in the final by title defender USA.

Club volleyball

Barros played for the Italian club Medinex Reggio di Calabria for the 1998-1999 season. She played with the Russian club

Uralochka-NTMK Uralochka-NTMK (russian: «Уралочка-НТМК») is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Yekaterinburg and currently plays in the Super League, the top Russian league. It was established in 1966 and is the most successful club in the ...

for the 2004-2005 season.

Clubs

* Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1998) * Medinex Reggio di Calabria (1998-1999) * Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1999-2004) *

(2004–2005) * Dinamo Moscow (2005–2006) * Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (2002)

Awards

Individuals

* 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server" * 2003 Pan-American Cup "Best Server" * 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server" * 2003 NORCECA Championship "Best Server" * 2004 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player" * 2004 Pan-American Cup "Best Server" * 2004 Olympic Games "Best Server" * 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"

References

External links

*
Olympedia Profile: Zoila Barros

FIVB Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barros, Zoila 1976 births Living people Cuban women's volleyball players 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 for Cuba Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 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 Medalists at the 2000 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 Middle blockers Cuban expatriates in Italy Cuban expatriates in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games