Mireya Luis
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 Mireya Luis |
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| Women’s Volleyball | |||
Competitor for  Cuba |
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| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Team Competition | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition | |
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born February 25, 1967 in Camagüey) is a retired Cuban volleyball player.
At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for the 1983 Pan-American Games, in which Cuba took first place. She would play with them again in the 1987 Games, and Cuba would again win the tournament. After a brief hiatus due to injury, she resumed play in 1991 with a win in the Volleyball Grand Prix. Mireya won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with teammate Regla Bell. She would win a second gold in Atlanta in 1996, again playing with the Cuban national team. Meanwhile, she also led Cuba to two world championships in 1994 and 1998. Mireya retired after a second Grand Prix and a third Olympic gold medal in 2000.
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