Regla Bell
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Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (born 6 July 1970) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. While playing for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, she won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2000, and won additional gold medals at the FIVB World Championship in 1994 and 1998.[1][2] She was a left-handed striker.[3]
In 2024, Bell was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]
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),[2] and four gold medals in a row at the FIVB World Cup (in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1999).[5] She was the captain of the Cuban team at the 2000 Olympics.[6]
Bell also won gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games, and a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.[2]
Club volleyball
For the regular season of the 2008–09 Spanish Superliga, Bell was elected MVP and Best Scorer after hitting 439 kills during that regular league.[7]
Bell played for São Caetano/Blausiegel in Brazil for the 2009–10 season.[8] She then played for the Spanish team Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife for the 2010-11 season.[9]
Bell played for the Indonesian club Monokwari Valeria during the 2012–13 season of the Indonesian volleyball league,[5] and later signed up for a two-month contract with PLDT HOME TVolution, a Philippine volleyball team that participated at the 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[10]
Clubs
- Ciudad Habana (1991–1997)
- Assid Ester Napoli (1998)
- Despar Perugia (1998–2000)
- UCAM Murcia (2002–2004)
- Grupo 2002 Murcia (2005–2006)
- Promociones Percan (2006–2007)
- Ciudad Las Palmas G.C. Cantur (2007–2009)
- São Caetano/Blausiegel (2009–2010)
- Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife (2010–2011)
- Nuchar Eurochamp Murillo (2011–2012)
- Manokwari Valeria (2012–2013)
- 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"
- 2009 Spanish Superliga Regular Season "Most valuable player"
- 2009 Spanish Superliga Regular Season "Best scorer"
- 2024 International Volleyball Hall of Fame
Clubs
- 1999 Italian Cup - File:Coccarda Coppa Italia.svg Champion, with Despar Perugia
References
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External links
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- International Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- Volleybox.net profile
- Italian League profile (archived)
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- 1970 births
- Living people
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- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Cuba
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- Olympic medalists in volleyball
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- Pan American Games silver medalists in volleyball
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