Yumilka Ruiz

Yumilka Ruiz Luaces (born May 8, 1978 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She twice won a gold medal with the national team (1996 and 2000) and claimed the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

In August 2008 she was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee by the 120th IOC Session. [ [http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2778 International Olympic Committee: 120th IOC Session concludes in Beijing] ]

Individual Awards

* "2002 World Championship "Best Scorer""
* "2004 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker""
* "2005 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker""

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RUIZYUM01 databaseOlympics]
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2005/Teams/VB_PlayerDB_b.asp?Team=CUB&No=1 FIVB Profile]