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Regla Bell
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Personal information
Full name Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie
Born (1970-07-06) 6 July 1970 (age 54)
Havana, Cuba
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)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter / Opposite
Number 8 (national team)
National team
1988–2000  Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
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Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold 1994 Brazil Team
Gold 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold 1989 Japan
Gold 1991 Japan
Gold 1995 Japan Team
Gold 1999 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold 1993 Hong Kong
Gold 2000 Quezon City
Silver 1994 Shanghai
Silver 1996 Shanghai
Silver 1997 Kobe
Bronze 1995 Shanghai
Bronze 1998 Hong Kong
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold 1993 Japan
Silver 1997 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold 1991 Havana Team
Gold 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver 1999 Winnipeg Team

Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (born 6 July 1970), more commonly known as Regla Bell, 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. She was a left-handed striker.

In 2024, Bell was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

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), and four gold medals in a row at the FIVB World Cup (in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1999). She was the captain of the Cuban team at the 2000 Olympics.

Bell also won gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games, and a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

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.

Bell played for São Caetano/Blausiegel in Brazil for the 2009–10 season. She then played for the Spanish team Fígaro Peluqueros Tenerife for the 2010-11 season.

Bell played for the Indonesian club Monokwari Valeria during the 2012–13 season of the Indonesian volleyball league, 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.

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 - Coccarda Coppa Italia.svg Champion, with Despar Perugia

See also

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