Yumilka Ruiz
| Yumilka Ruíz | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Yumilka Ruíz Luaces |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Born | 8 May 1978 Camagüey, Cuba |
| Hometown | Camagüey |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Spike | 329 cm (130 in) |
| Block | 315 cm (124 in) |
| Volleyball information | |
| Position | Outside hitter |
Honours | |
| Last updated: October 2011 | |
Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces (born 8 May 1978 in Camagüey) is a retired volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.[1] She twice won a gold medal with the national team in 1996[2] and 2000;[3] she also claimed the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[4]
Career[]
She played the 2004/05 season with the Russian club Uralochka-NTMK, where she set the record of scoring 53 points in a single match.[5]
She retired in 2008 aged 30.[6] At 1.79m the outside hitter had a jumping power reaching 3.28m.
In August 2008 she was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee by the 120th IOC Session.[7]
After three years of inactivity Ruiz made a comeback in 2012 to play in Russian League for Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg and participated in the European Champions League.
Clubs[]
Medinex Reggio Calabria (1996–2000)
Ciudad Habana (2000–2006)
Uralochka-NTMK (2004–2005)- Camagüey (2006–2008)
- Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2014)
Awards[]
Individuals[]
- 2002 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2002 World Championship "Best Scorer"
- 2003 NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
- 2005 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"
- 2004/2005 Russian Super League "Most Valuable Player"
Clubs[]
- 1998 CEV Cup –
Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria - 1999 Italian Cup – Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
- 1998-99 Italian Championship – Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
- 1999-00 Italian Championship – Runner-up, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
- 2000 Italian Cup –
Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria - 2000 Italian Super Cup –
Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria - 2000 CEV Cup – Champion, with Medinex Reggio Calabria
- 2004-05 Russian Super League – Champion, with Uralochka-NTMK
References[]
- ^ "Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces". EcuRed.
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (3 August 2000). "Cuba Wins Volleyball Gold". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Cuba women win third consecutive Olympic title". CNN/SI. 12 October 2000. Archived from the original on 16 April 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Cuba wins women's volleyball bronze by beating Brazil". USA Today. Associated Press. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "КУБИНСКИЙ КАРНАВАЛ В ПОДМОСКОВНОЙ ЛОБНЕ" [Cuban Carnival in the Moscow region]. Sport Express (in Russian). 19 February 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Yumilka Ruiz ratifica su retiro del deporte activo" [Yumilka Ruiz confirms her retirement from active sports]. Granma (in Spanish). 10 October 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Four athletes elected to IOC Athletes' Commission, Chinese hurdler Liu fail to prevail". CCTV. Xinhua. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links[]
- Yumilka Ruiz at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- FIVB profile
- Uralochka-NTMK profile
- Medinex profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yumilka Ruiz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
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- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
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