Andrea Zorzi is an Italian former volleyball player, won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team. A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was an effective spiker who played as an opposite hitter. He was popularly known as "Zorro". In 1991, he was declared World's Best Player by the FIVB. In 2024, Zorzi was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She won gold medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She was the captain of the Cuban team from the late 1980s until her retirement.
Craig Werner Buck is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist. He was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Taismary Agüero Leiva is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player. She is the only player to have represented two women's national volleyball teams that won major titles.
Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie, more commonly known as Regla Bell, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. While playing for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, she won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2000, and won additional gold medals at the FIVB World Championship in 1994 and 1998. She was a left-handed striker.
Nancy Carillo de la Paz is a volleyball player from Cuba.
Paula Jo Weishoff is a retired female volleyball player from the United States and three-time Olympian who played with the United States women's national volleyball team. As a middle blocker, Weishoff won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she was named as the tournament's outstanding player. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Prikeba ("Keba") Reed Phipps is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian who played for the United States women's national volleyball team. Phipps competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where she was the youngest player on the roster, at 19 years old. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished in fifth place.
Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie is an American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he won the bronze medal with the national team.
Raúl Diago Izquierdo, more commonly known as Raúl Diago, is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A three-time Olympian, he was honoured as the "best setter" at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan, where Cuba won the bronze medal.
Pavel Pimienta is a Cuban former volleyball player. Pimienta played for the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. While representing Cuba, he won a bronze medal at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan. He was a middle blocker.
Regla Torres Herrera, more commonly known as Regla Torres, is a Cuban former volleyball player who won three Olympic gold medals with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. Torres began playing on the international circuit at the age of 14. As a middle blocker, she was a key player in the dominance of the Cuban national team of the 1990s.
Marlenis Costa Blanco, more commonly known as Marlenis Costa, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic champion. Costa was a member of the Cuban women's national volleyball team that won gold medals in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. As a setter, she was one of the key players in the dominance of the Cuban national team in the 1990s. Due to her versatility, she was also an effective attacker.
Magalys Carvajal Rivera, more commonly known as Magaly Carvajal, is a retired Cuban volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a middle blocker, she led Cuba to gold medals in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Norka Latamblet Daudinot , also known as Norka Latamblet, is a former volleyball player from Cuba who played with the Cuban women's national volleyball team and won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was originally a setter and became an outside hitter.
Wilfredo León Venero is a professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Polish PlusLiga club, Bogdanka LUK Lublin. Born in Cuba, he represents Poland at the international level. He was a member of his country of birth's national team from 2007 to 2012.
Eugenio George Lafita, also known as Eugenio George, was a Cuban volleyball coach. Nicknamed "Volleyball guru", George led the Cuban women's team to gold medals at the Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000. In 2000, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) named him the Best Women's Volleyball Team Coach of the Twentieth Century. In 2005, he was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Ana Beatriz Moser is a Brazilian former volleyball player and three-time Olympian who played as an outside hitter. She helped make the Brazilian women's national volleyball team a dominant force in the 1990s. From January to September 2023, she served as minister of Sport, and was the first woman to hold the office since its creation in 1995.
Ihosvany Hernández Rivera, more commonly known as Ihosvany Hernández, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. Hernández played with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was the captain of the Cuban team at the Sydney Olympics. Standing at 2.06 meters (6'9") in height, he was a middle blocker.
Mercedes Pérez is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Cuban women's national volleyball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
