Cuba women's national volleyball team

Cuba
AssociationFederación Cubana De Voleibol
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachTomás Fernández
FIVB ranking? (as of 1 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1972)
Best result (1992, 1996, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1970)
Best result (1978, 1994, 1998)
World Cup
Appearances10 (First in 1973)
Best result (1989, 1991, 1995, 1999)

The Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the USSR's and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning the 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship.

Cuba women's national volleyball team dominated the world in the last decade of the 20th century (1991–2000), winning eight times in row as FIVB World Champions in straight (6th World Cup in 1991, Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, 12th World Championship in 1994, 7th World Cup in 1995, Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, 13th World Championship in 1998, 8th World Cup in 1999, Sydney Olympic Games in 2000).

The team's nickname was Las Espectaculares Morenas del Caribe ("The Spectacular Caribbean Girls" in English).


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