Mireya Luis

Mireya Luis
Personal information
Born	(1967-08-25) August 25, 1967
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Spike	339 cm (133 in)
Block	325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	3
Honours Women's volleyball Representing Cuba Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 1994 Brazil Team 1998 Japan Team 1986 Czechoslovakia Team FIVB World Cup 1989 Japan Team 1991 Japan Team 1995 Japan Team 1985 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 1993 Japan Team 1997 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 1993 Hong Kong Team 2000 Manila Team 1994 Shanghai Team 1997 Kobe Team 1995 Shanghai Team 1998 Hong Kong Team Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team 1987 Indianapolis Team 1991 Havana Team 1995 Mar del Plata Team NORCECA Volleyball Championship 1985 Santiago de los Caballeros Team 1987 Havana Team 1989 San Juan Team 1991 Regina Team 1993 Colorado Springs Team 1995 Santo Domingo Team 1997 Caguas Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo Team

Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born August 25, 1967 in Camagüey) is a retired Cuban volleyball player.

Life

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.

Individual awards

• 1989 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

• Mireya Luis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• volleyhall.org at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2010)