Zoila Barros

Zoila Barros
Personal information
Full nameZoila Barros Fernández
Born (1976-08-06) 6 August 1976 (age 48)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike328 cm (129 in)
Block312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number18
National team
1998–2008 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2008 Yokohama Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Port of Spain Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Colima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Team

Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1976), more commonly known as Zoila Barros, is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. As a middle blocker, she played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, helping the team win the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] She also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]

Barros was named Best Spiker at the 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Port of Spain, where Cuba was defeated in the final by title defender United States.[2]

  1. ^ a b Coll Untoria, Jorge Luis (3 August 2023). "Los milagros de Zoila Barros". Oncubanews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Nancy Metcalf fue JMV en Continental de Norceca". NORCECA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.