Regla Bell
Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (July 6, 1970 in Havana) is a volleyball player from Cuba who won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team.[1]
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Full name | Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Havana, Cuba | July 6, 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 326 cm (128 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 313 cm (123 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside Hitter/Opposite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Last updated: January 2011 |
Career
She won three gold medals in a row at the Summer Olympics, in 1992, 1996 and 2000. She won two gold medals in a row at the FIVB Women's World Championships, in 1994, and 1998. She also won four gold medals in a row at the FIVB Women's World Cup, in 1989, 1991, 1995, and 1999.
For the regular season of the 2008/2009 Spanish Superliga, Bell was elected MVP and Best Scorer after hitting 439 kills during that regular league.[2]
Bell played for São Caetano/Blausiegel in Brazil for the 2009/2010 season.[3] She played for the Indonesian club Monokwari Valeria during the 2012-2013 season of the Indonesian volleyball league and later signed up for a two-month contract with PLDT HOME TVolution a Philippine volleyball team which participated at the 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[4] She played for the Spanish team Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife for the 2010/2011 season.[5]
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)
References
- ADN. "Regla Bell, primer fichaje del Tenerife 2009-2010" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- RFEVB. "Regla Bell, MVP de la fase regular de la SFV" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- UOL. "Tricampeã olímpica, Regla Bell reforça vôlei do São Caetano" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- http://www.volleywood.net/volleyball-related-news/volleyball-news-north-america/cuban-lefty-regla-bell-needs-help-2/
- Tenerife Deportivo. "Regla Bell, MVP de la jornada" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-09.