Zoila Barros
Encyclopedia
Zoila Barros Fernandez is a volleyball
player
from Cuba
, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a gold medal with the national team
(2000), followed by the bronze spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece.
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 USA.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a gold medal with the national team
Cuba women's national volleyball team
The Cuba women's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba.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...
(2000), followed by the bronze spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece.
Barros was named Best Spiker at the 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 6 to September 11, 2005 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The winner of the event qualified for the 2005 Women's Volleyball Grand...
in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, where Cuba was defeated in the final by title defender USA.
Individuals
- 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server"
- 2003 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"
- 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"
- 2003 NORCECA Championship "Best Server"
- 2004 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2004 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"
- 2004 Olympic Games "Best Server"
- 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"