Yumilka Ruiz
Olympic athlete
1978 –
Who is Yumilka Ruiz?
Yumilka Ruíz Luaces is a retired volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She twice won a gold medal with the national team in 1996 and 2000; she also claimed the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
She retired in 2008 aged 30. At 1.79m the outside hitter had a jumping power reaching 3.28m.
In August 2008 she was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee by the 120th IOC Session.
After three years of inactivity Ruiz made a comeback in 2012 to play in Russian League for Uralochka-NTMK EKATERINBURG and participated in the European Champions League. She is still in contract with the club for 2013/14.
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- Born
- May 8, 1978
Havana - Also known as
- Yumilka Ruiz Luaces
- Lived in
- Havana
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on July 23, 2013
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