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).
Year | Games | Host | Runner-up | Third Place |
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1978 | 8th World Championship | USSR | ![]() | ![]() |
1989 | 5th World Cup | Japan | ![]() | ![]() |
1991 # | 6th World Cup | Japan | ![]() | ![]() |
1992 # | Barcelona Olympic Games | Spain | ![]() | ![]() |
1994 # | 12th World Championship | Brazil | ![]() | ![]() |
1995 # | 7th World Cup | Japan | ![]() | ![]() |
1996 # | Atlanta Olympic Games | USA | ![]() | ![]() |
1998 # | 13th World Championship | Japan | ![]() | ![]() |
1999 # | 8th World Cup | Japan | ![]() | ![]() |
2000 # | Sydney Olympic Games | Australia | ![]() | ![]() |
# – 8 consecutive major titles in 1990s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)
The following is the Cuban roster in the 2018 World Championship. [1] [2] [3]
Head coach: Tomás Fernández
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2019–20 club |
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1 | Claudia Hernández Aguila | 9 January 1997 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 225 cm (89 in) | 223 cm (88 in) | ![]() |
4 | Lianny Tamayo Canton | 30 April 1999 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | ![]() |
7 | Evilania Martínez Luis | 11 January 2000 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | ![]() |
8 | Diaris Pérez (c) | 16 November 1998 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | ![]() |
11 | Gretell Elena Moreno Borrero | 30 January 1998 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | ![]() |
12 | Ailama Cesé Montalvo | 29 October 2000 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | ![]() |
14 | Jessica Aguilera Carbajal | 25 May 1999 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 311 cm (122 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | ![]() |
13 | Yamileidys Viltres | 26 July 2001 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | ![]() |
19 | Laura Beatriz Suárez Hernández | 13 December 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | ![]() |
22 | Egli Sabin Terry | 25 November 1991 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | ![]() |
23 | Daima del Río Preval | 9 September 2000 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 324 cm (128 in) | ![]() |
25 | Ivy May Vila Wittingham | 22 July 2001 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | ![]() |
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