At the age of 10 she started playing volleyball. At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for the 1983 Pan-American Games, in which Cuba took first place. She would play with them again in the 1987 Games, and Cuba would again win the tournament. After a brief hiatus due to injury, she resumed play in 1990 at the World Championship in Japan where the Cuban team finished fourth. In 1991 she led the Cuban team to win its first ever World Cup in Mexico . Mireya won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with team mate Regla Bell. She would win a second gold in Atlanta in 1996, again playing with the Cuban national team. Meanwhile, she also led Cuba to two world championships in 1994 where she was chosen the best spiker and Cuba won every match with a perfect 3-0. The team would win again in 1998. Mireya retired after a second Grand Prix and a third Olympic gold medal in 2000.
Luis is known for her spectacular jumping power reaching 3.39 meter, more than any other player, though being only 1.75 meter tall. She earned numerous "best scorer", "best spiker" and "best player" awards at world, Olympic and continental championships.
mireya, luis, alejandrina, hernández, often, referred, mireya, born, august, 1967, camagüey, retired, cuban, volleyball, player, personal, informationborn, 1967, august, 1967, height1, weight69, spike339, block325, volleyball, informationpositionoutside, hitte. Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernandez often referred to as Mireya born August 25 1967 in Camaguey is a retired Cuban volleyball player Mireya LuisPersonal informationBorn 1967 08 25 August 25 1967 age 55 Height1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight69 kg 152 lb Spike339 cm 133 in Block325 cm 128 in Volleyball informationPositionOutside hitterNumber3Honours Women s volleyballRepresenting CubaOlympic Games1992 Barcelona Team1996 Atlanta Team2000 Sydney TeamWorld Championship1994 Brazil Team1998 Japan Team1986 Czechoslovakia TeamFIVB World Cup1989 Japan Team1991 Japan Team1995 Japan Team1985 Japan TeamWorld Grand Champions Cup1993 Japan Team1997 Japan TeamFIVB World Grand Prix1993 Hong Kong Team2000 Manila Team1994 Shanghai Team1997 Kobe Team1995 Shanghai Team1998 Hong Kong TeamPan American Games1983 Caracas Team1987 Indianapolis Team1991 Havana Team1995 Mar del Plata TeamNORCECA Volleyball Championship1985 Santiago de los Caballeros Team1987 Havana Team1989 San Juan Team1991 Regina Team1993 Colorado Springs Team1995 Santo Domingo Team1997 Caguas TeamCentral American and Caribbean Games1998 Maracaibo TeamLife EditAt the age of 10 she started playing volleyball At 16 Mireya joined the Cuban national team for the 1983 Pan American Games in which Cuba took first place She would play with them again in the 1987 Games and Cuba would again win the tournament After a brief hiatus due to injury she resumed play in 1990 at the World Championship in Japan where the Cuban team finished fourth In 1991 she led the Cuban team to win its first ever World Cup in Mexico Mireya won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with team mate Regla Bell She would win a second gold in Atlanta in 1996 again playing with the Cuban national team Meanwhile she also led Cuba to two world championships in 1994 where she was chosen the best spiker and Cuba won every match with a perfect 3 0 The team would win again in 1998 Mireya retired after a second Grand Prix and a third Olympic gold medal in 2000 Luis is known for her spectacular jumping power reaching 3 39 meter more than any other player though being only 1 75 meter tall She earned numerous best scorer best spiker and best player awards at world Olympic and continental championships Individual awards Edit1989 FIVB Volleyball Women s World Cup Most Valuable Player 1989 FIVB Volleyball Women s World Cup Best Spiker 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women s World Cup Best Attacker 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women s World Cup Spirit of Fight 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women s World Championship Best Spiker 1993 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Most Valuable Player 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women s World Cup Most Valuable Player 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women s World Cup Best Spiker External links EditMireya Luis at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived volleyhall org at the Wayback Machine archived August 22 2010 AwardsPreceded byFirst Award Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix1993 Succeeded by Fernanda VenturiniPreceded byFirst Award Best Spiker of FIVB World Grand Prix1993 1994 Succeeded by Ana FernandezPreceded by Ana Moser Best Spiker of FIVB World Championship1994 Succeeded by Ana Fernandez This biographical article relating to volleyball in Cuba is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mireya Luis amp oldid 1135482102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
