Zoila Barros
FullnameZoila Barros Fernández
Birth date6 August 1976 (age 50)
Birth placeHavana, Cuba
Height1.88 m
Weight76 kg
Spike328 cm
Block312 cm
PositionMiddle blocker
Teamnumber18
Nationalyears1998–2008
Medaltemplates-expandyes

Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1976) 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

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

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

Awards

Individual

References

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