Mireya Luis

Mireya Luis

Personal information
Born	February 25, 1967 (1967-02-25) (age 44)
Medal record Women’s Volleyball Competitor for  Cuba Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona Team Gold 1996 Atlanta Team Gold 2000 Sydney Team World Championship Silver 1986 Czech Republic Team Gold 1994 Brazil Team Gold 1998 Japan Team

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

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 Japan in 1991 . Mireya won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with teammate 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

• 1994 World Championship "Best Spiker"

References

• sports-reference
• volleyhall.org

Persondata
Name	Luis, Mireya
Alternative names
Short description	Female volleyball player from Cuba
Date of birth	February 25, 1967
Place of birth	Camagüey, Cuba
Date of death
Place of death