Regla Bell facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Regla Bell
Personal information
Full name	Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie
Nationality	Cuban
Born	(1970-07-06) 6 July 1970 (age 53) 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 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 Team Gold 1991 Japan Team Gold 1995 Japan Team Gold 1999 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix Gold 1993 Hong Kong Team Gold 2000 Quezon City Team Silver 1994 Shanghai Team Silver 1996 Shanghai Team Silver 1997 Kobe Team Bronze 1995 Shanghai Team Bronze 1998 Hong Kong Team World Grand Champions Cup Gold 1993 Japan Team Silver 1997 Japan Team 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, in Havana), more commonly known as Regla Bell, is a former volleyball player from Cuba who won the gold medal three times at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the FIVB World Championship in 1994 and 1998 with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She was a left-handed striker.

Career

Bell 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 World Championship, 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 2008-09 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"

Clubs

• 1999 Italian Cup - Champion, with Despar Perugia

See also

In Spanish: Regla Bell para niños