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Yumilka Ruiz

1978 - Today

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Yumilka Daysi Ruíz Luaces (born 8 May 1978) is a Cuban retired volleyball player who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She won Olympic gold medals with the national team in 1996 and 2000. She also claimed the bronze at the 2004 Olympics. As an outside hitter, she was integral to the dominance of the Cuban team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Yumilka Ruiz is the 90th most popular volleyball player, the 244th most popular biography from Cuba and the 12th most popular Cuban Volleyball Player.

Yumilka Ruiz is most famous for being a prominent Cuban volleyball player who achieved international success, including winning a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She is known for her powerful spikes and contributions to the Cuban national team during her career.

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Yumilka Ruiz ranks 90 out of 199. Before her are Monica De Gennaro, Francesca Piccinini, Yūki Ishikawa, Paola Egonu, Micah Christenson, and Foluke Gunderson. After her are Marko Podraščanin, Milena Rašić, Sheilla Castro, Aleksey Kazakov, Wallace de Souza, and Ana Carolina da Silva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Yumilka Ruiz ranks 733. Before her are Hideaki Kitajima, Simone Niggli-Luder, Charles Kamathi, Iryna Venediktova, Jeremy Camp, and Mia Tyler. After her are Sławomir Szmal, Assefa Mezgebu, Shawn Crawford, Soumaïla Coulibaly, Josh McDermitt, and Claudia Nystad.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Yumilka Ruiz ranks 244 out of 300. Before her are Lázaro Rivas (1975), Livia Brito (1986), Leinier Domínguez (1983), Joel Casamayor (1971), Odalis Revé (1970), and Faizon Love (1968). After her are Niurka Montalvo (1968), Iván Trevejo (1971), Aliuska López (1969), Idalys Ortiz (1989), Leuris Pupo (1977), and Rolando Tucker (1971).

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Cuba

Among volleyball players born in Cuba, Yumilka Ruiz ranks 12. Before her are Ana Fernández (1973), Osmany Juantorena (1985), Leonel Marshall Jr. (1979), Lilia Izquierdo (1967), Taismary Agüero (1977), and Robertlandy Simón (1987). After her are Marlenis Costa (1973), and Mirka Francia (1975).

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