Regla Bell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bell and the second or maternal family name is MacKenzie.

Regla Bell
Personal information
Full nameRegla Maritza Bell MacKenzie
Born (1970-07-06) 6 July 1970 (age 54)
Havana, Cuba
HometownSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike326 cm (128 in)
Block313 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Opposite
Number8 (national team)
National team
1988–2000 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1991 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1995 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2000 Quezon City
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1996 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kobe
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team

Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (born 6 July 1970), more commonly known as Regla Bell, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. While playing for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, she won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2000, and won additional gold medals at the FIVB World Championship in 1994 and 1998.[1][2] She was a left-handed striker.[3]

In 2024, Bell was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]

  1. ^ "Regla Bell, primer fichaje del Tenerife 2009-2010". ADN.es (in Spanish). 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Regla Bell". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ Oliveros, Lemay Padrón (21 July 2020). "Regla Bell, the Left Striker of Cuban Volleyball". CubaSí. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Regla Bell". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.