Mireya Luis

Mireya Luis
Personal information
Full nameAlejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández
Born (1967-08-25) 25 August 1967 (age 56)
Camagüey, Cuba
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Spike339 cm (133 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number3
National team
1983–2001 Cuba

Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born 25 August 1967, in Camagüey),[1] is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She won gold medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics with the Cuban women's national volleyball team.[2][1] She was the captain of the Cuban team from the late 1980s until her retirement.[3]

In 2004, Mireya was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Olympedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Mireya Luis". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ Nacianceno, Alfonso (27 June 2017). "Mireya, a well-grounded Cuban athlete". Granma. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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