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{{Short description|Cuban volleyball player (born 1970)}}
{{family name hatnote|Bell|MacKenzie|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name           = Regla Bell
| image          = Regla Bell - DSC 7535.jpg
| imagesize      = 
| caption        =
| fullname       = Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie
| nickname       = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1970|07|06|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Havana, Cuba]]
| death_date     = 
| death_place    =
| hometown       = [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]], [[Spain]]
| height         = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|73|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| spike          = {{convert|326|cm|abbr=on}}
| block          = {{convert|313|cm|abbr=on}}
| position       = Outside hitter / Opposite
| teamnumber     = 8 (national team)
| years          = 
| clubs          = 
| nationalyears  = 1988–2000
| nationalteam   = {{vbw|Cuba}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]| [[Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]| [[Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]| [[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|1994 Brazil]] | [[1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|1998 Japan]] | [[1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads|Team]]}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|FIVB World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1989 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|1989 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalGold| [[1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|1991 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalGold| [[1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|1995 Japan]]|[[1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|1999 Japan]]|[[1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball Grand Prix|FIVB World Grand Prix]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[FIVB World Grand Prix 1993|1993 Hong Kong]] |}}
{{MedalGold| [[FIVB World Grand Prix 2000|2000 Quezon City]] |}}
{{MedalSilver| [[FIVB World Grand Prix 1994|1994 Shanghai]] |}}
{{MedalSilver| [[FIVB World Grand Prix 1996|1996 Shanghai]] |}}
{{MedalSilver| [[FIVB World Grand Prix 1997|1997 Kobe]] |}}
{{MedalBronze| [[FIVB World Grand Prix 1995|1995 Shanghai]] |}}
{{MedalBronze| [[FIVB World Grand Prix 1998|1998 Hong Kong]] |}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1993 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup|1993 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1997 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup|1997 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1991 Pan American Games|1991 Havana]]|[[Volleyball at the 1991 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]]|[[Volleyball at the 1995 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]]|[[Volleyball at the 1999 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
}}

'''Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie''' (born 6 July 1970) is a Cuban former [[volleyball]] player and three-time Olympian. While playing for the [[Cuba women's national volleyball team|Cuban women's national volleyball team]], she won the gold medal three times at the [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] from 1992 to 2000, and won additional gold medals at the [[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|FIVB World Championship]] in 1994 and 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adn.es/deportes/20090602/NWS-2464-Tenerife-Regla-Bell-fichaje-primer.html|title=Regla Bell, primer fichaje del Tenerife 2009-2010 |date=June 2, 2009 |website=ADN.es |language=Spanish |accessdate=January 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613214627/http://www.adn.es/deportes/20090602/NWS-2464-Tenerife-Regla-Bell-fichaje-primer.html|archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Olympedia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52173 |website=Olympedia |title=Regla Bell |access-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423193511/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52173 |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was a left-handed striker.<ref name="Cubasi">{{Cite web |url=https://cubasi.cu/en/news/regla-bell-left-striker-cuban-volleyball |website=CubaSí |title=Regla Bell, the Left Striker of Cuban Volleyball |last=Oliveros |first=Lemay Padrón |date=July 21, 2020 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728231524/https://cubasi.cu/en/news/regla-bell-left-striker-cuban-volleyball |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, Bell was inducted into the [[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]].<ref name="IHVF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/regla-bell.html |title=Regla Bell |website=International Volleyball Hall of Fame |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829020718/https://www.volleyhall.org/regla-bell.html |archive-date=29 August 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
===National team===
Bell won three gold medals in a row at the [[Summer Olympics]] (in 1992, 1996 and 2000), two gold medals in a row at the FIVB World Championship (in 1994 and 1998),<ref name="Olympedia" /> and four gold medals in a row at the FIVB World Cup (in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1999).<ref name="Volleybox">{{Cite web |url=https://women.volleybox.net/regla-bell-p3326/indoor_tournaments |website=Volleybox.net |title=Player tournaments |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909045546/https://women.volleybox.net/regla-bell-p3326/indoor_tournaments |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the captain of the Cuban team at the 2000 Olympics.<ref name="NYT">{{Cite newspaper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/29/sports/sydney-2000-volleyball-after-five-sets-russians-end-upstart-americans-run.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=29 September 2000 |title=Sydney 2000: Volleyball; After Five Sets, the Russians End the Upstart Americans' Run |last=Shaw |first=John |page=S7 |access-date=10 September 2024 }} {{subscription required}}</ref>

Bell also won gold medals at the [[1991 Pan American Games|1991]] and [[1995 Pan American Games]], and a silver medal at the [[1999 Pan American Games]].<ref name="Olympedia" />

===Club volleyball===

For the regular season of the 2008–09 [[Superliga Femenina de Voleibol|Spanish Superliga]], Bell was elected MVP and Best Scorer after hitting 439 kills during that regular league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfevb.com/prensa/noticia_detalle.asp?id=7176|title=Regla Bell, MVP de la fase regular de la SFV |website=RFEVB.com |date=March 24, 2009 |language=Spanish |access-date=January 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717140012/http://www.rfevb.com/prensa/noticia_detalle.asp?id=7176 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref>

Bell played for [[São Caetano/Blausiegel]] in [[Brazil]] for the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/volei/ultimas/2009/06/04/ult4367u3042.jhtm |title=Tricampeã olímpica, Regla Bell reforça vôlei do São Caetano |last=Almeida |first=Paula |date=June 4, 2009 |website=Esporte.uol.com.br |language=Portuguese |access-date=January 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413135301/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/volei/ultimas/2009/06/04/ult4367u3042.jhtm |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> She then played for the Spanish team [[CV Tenerife|Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife]] for the 2010-11 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tenerifedeportivo.com/2010/11/09/regla-bell-mvp-de-la-jornada/|title=Regla Bell, MVP de la jornada |website=TenerifeDeportivo.com |date=November 9, 2010 |language=Spanish |access-date=January 9, 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716210031/http://www.tenerifedeportivo.com/2010/11/09/regla-bell-mvp-de-la-jornada/|archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref> 

Bell played for the Indonesian club Monokwari Valeria during the 2012–13 season of the Indonesian volleyball league,<ref name="Volleybox" /> and later signed up for a two-month contract with [[PLDT HOME TVolution team|PLDT HOME TVolution]], a Philippine volleyball team that participated at the [[2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/power-pinays-princess-cup-asian-womens-club-volleyball-championship-chinese-taipei-philippine-volleyball |website=SPIN.ph |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=April 19, 2014 |title=Power Pinays bow to Chinese Taipei for second loss in three outings |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302003823/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/power-pinays-princess-cup-asian-womens-club-volleyball-championship-chinese-taipei-philippine-volleyball |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Clubs==
* Ciudad Habana (1991–1997)
* Assid Ester Napoli (1998)
* [[Pallavolo Sirio Perugia|Despar Perugia]] (1998–2000)
* UCAM Murcia (2002–2004)
* [[CAV Murcia 2005|Grupo 2002 Murcia]] (2005–2006)
* Promociones Percan (2006–2007)
* [[CV Las Palmas|Ciudad Las Palmas G.C. Cantur]] (2007–2009)
* [[São Caetano/Blausiegel]] (2009–2010)
* [[CV Tenerife|Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife]] (2010–2011)
* [[CV Murillo|Nuchar Eurochamp Murillo]] (2011–2012)
* Manokwari Valeria (2012–2013)
* [[PLDT HOME TVolution team|PLDT HOME TVolution]] (2014)

==Awards==

===Individuals===
* [[1993 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup]] "Most valuable player"
* [[1993 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup]] "Best spiker"
* [[1993 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup]] "Best receiver"
* [[1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup]] "Best spiker"
* [[Superliga Femenina de Voleibol|2009 Spanish Superliga Regular Season "Most valuable player"]]
* [[Superliga Femenina de Voleibol|2009 Spanish Superliga Regular Season "Best scorer"]]
* 2024 International Volleyball Hall of Fame

===Clubs===
* 1999 Italian Cup - [[File:Coccarda Coppa Italia.svg|20px]] Champion, with [[Pallavolo Sirio Perugia|Despar Perugia]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Sports links}}
* [https://www.volleyhall.org/regla-bell.html International Volleyball Hall of Fame profile]
* [https://women.volleybox.net/regla-bell-p3326 Volleybox.net profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041206052416/https://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/DettaglioAtleta.asp?IdAtleta=BEL-REG-71 Italian League profile] (archived)

{{Cuba squad 1989 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Cuba squad 1991 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Cuba women's volleyball squad 1992 Summer Olympics}}
{{Cuba squad 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
{{Cuba squad 1995 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Cuba women's volleyball squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Cuba squad 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
{{Cuba squad 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Cuba women's volleyball squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Volleyball Hall of Fame members}}

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