Cuba women's national volleyball team

The 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
AssociationFederación Cubana De Voleibol
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachTomás Fernández
FIVB ranking? (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1972)
Best result (1992, 1996, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1970)
Best result (1978, 1994, 1998)
World Cup
Appearances10 (First in 1973)
Best result (1989, 1991, 1995, 1999)
Honours
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team
1996 Atlanta Team
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
World Championship
1978 Soviet UnionTeam
1994 BrazilTeam
1998 JapanTeam
1986 CzechoslovakiaTeam
World Cup
1989 JapanTeam
1991 JapanTeam
1995 JapanTeam
1999 JapanTeam
1977 JapanTeam
1985 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
1993 JapanTeam
1997 JapanTeam
World Grand Prix
1993 Hong KongTeam
2000 ManilaTeam
1994 ShanghaiTeam
1996 ShanghaiTeam
1997 KobeTeam
2008 YogohamaTeam
1995 ShanghaiTeam
1998 Hong KongTeam
Pan American Games
1971 CaliTeam
1975 Mexico CityTeam
1979 San JuanTeam
1983 CaracasTeam
1987 IndianapolisTeam
1991 HavanaTeam
1995 Mar del PlataTeam
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
1999 WinnipegTeam
2003 Santo DomingoTeam
2011 GuadalajaraTeam
1967 WinnipegTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena Team
2014 Veracruz Team

Cuba women's national volleyball team dominated the world in the last decade of the 20th century (1991–2000), winning eight times in row as FIVB World Champions in straight (6th World Cup in 1991, Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, 12th World Championship in 1994, 7th World Cup in 1995, Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, 13th World Championship in 1998, 8th World Cup in 1999, Sydney Olympic Games in 2000).

The team's nickname was Las Espectaculares Morenas del Caribe ("The Spectacular Caribbean Girls" in English).

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