Cuba women's national volleyball team

Cuba
AssociationFederación Cubana De Voleibol
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachTomás Fernández
FIVB ranking? (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1972)
Best result (1992, 1996, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1970)
Best result (1978, 1994, 1998)
World Cup
Appearances10 (First in 1973)
Best result (1989, 1991, 1995, 1999)
Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1978 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1977 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1985 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kobe Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Yokohama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz Team

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).