Zoila Barros

Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1979) is a retired Cuban female volleyball player, who played as a middle blocker. She was part of the Cuba women's national volleyball team On club level she played with Ciudad Deportiva La Habana.

Zoila Barros
Personal information
Full name	Zoila Barros Fernández
Nationality	Cuba
Born	6 August 1979
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	328 cm (129 in)
Block	312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
National team
1997–2008 Cuba
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 Yokohama Team Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2003 Santo Domingo Team NORCECA Championship 2007 Winnipeg Team 2005 Port of Spain Team Pan-American Cup 2007 Colima Team Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena Team

Career

She played for the Italian club Medinex Reggio di Calabria for the 1998/99 season.[1] She played with the Russian club Uralochka-NTMK for the 2004/05 season.[2]

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.[3]

Clubs

• Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1998)
• Medinex Reggio di Calabria (1998-1999)
• Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (1999-2004)
• Uralochka-NTMK (2004–2005)
• Dinamo Moscow (2005–2006)
• Ciudad Deportiva La Habana (2002)

Awards

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"

References

1. "Barros Zoila" (in Italian). Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
2. "КУБИНСКИЙ КАРНАВАЛ В ПОДМОСКОВНОЙ ЛОБНЕ" [Cuban Carnival in the Moscow region] (in Russian). Sport-Express. 2005-02-19. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
3. NORCECA. "Nancy Metcalf fue JMV en Continental de Norceca" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-17.

External links

• Zoila Barros at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• FIVB Profile