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      • Regla Torres Herrera (born 12 February 1975), more commonly known as Regla Torres, is a Cuban former volleyball player who won three Olympic gold medals with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. Torres began playing on the international circuit at the age of 14. As a middle blocker, she was a key player in the dominance of the Cuban national team of the 1990s.
      In 2001, Torres was the recipient of the "Best Player of the 20th Century" award by the FIVB and was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.


      Early life


      Torres was born in Havana, Cuba on 12 February 1975. Since she was a young girl, Torres was encouraged by teachers to play sports due to her height. Though her parents separated while she was in primary school, both were involved in her upbringing. While Torres was more interested in the high jump than volleyball, her mother insisted that she focus on the latter. In the fourth grade, Torres was sent to a sports school to develop her athletic talent. At the age of 14, she was sent to the Cerro Pelado school, where she quickly developed her volleyball skills. She then joined the national team in 1989.


      Career




      = Olympic Games

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      Torres won her first Olympic gold medal in 1992 in Barcelona at the age of 17. She helped her team to additional gold medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, achieving the extraordinary feat of winning three Olympics in a row. She was selected as the best spiker at the Sydney Olympics.


      = Pan American Games

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      Torres helped the Cuban team to the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, at the age of 16. She won another gold medal with the national team at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.


      = World Cups and World Championships

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      Torres helped Cuba win gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 FIVB World Cup in Japan. She also helped Cuba win the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil and the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan, and was selected as the MVP in both tournaments.


      = World Grands Prix

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      Torres won additional gold medals with the Cuban team at the 1993 and 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix in Japan.


      Awards


      Three-time Olympic gold medal — 1992, 1996, 2000
      Two-time FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1991, 1995
      Two-time Pan American Games gold medal — 1991, 1995
      Two-time FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal — 1993, 2000
      Two-time FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1994, 1998
      Two-time FIVB World Championship MVP — 1994, 1998
      Olympic best spiker, MVP — Sydney 2000
      FIVB Best Player of the 20th Century — 2001
      International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 2001


      References




      External links


      Regla Torres at the International Volleyball Hall of Fame
      Regla Torres at FIVB.org World Championships Women 2002
      Regla Torres at Volleybox.net
      Regla Torres at Olympics.com
      Regla Torres at Olympedia (archive)

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