Lilia Izquierdo
Personal information
Full nameLilia Izquierdo Aguirre
NationalityCuban
Born (1967-02-10) 10 February 1967
Havana, Cuba
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number4
National team
1986-2000 Cuba
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 BarcelonaTeam
Gold medal – first place 1996 AtlantaTeam
Gold medal – first place 2000 SydneyTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brazil Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1989 Japan
Gold medal – first place1991 Japan
Gold medal – first place1995 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place1993 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place1994 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place1996 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place1997 Kobe
Bronze medal – third place1995 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place1998 Hong Kong
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place1993 Japan
Silver medal – second place1997 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 WinnipegTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1986 Santiago de los CaballerosTeam
Gold medal – first place1990 Mexico CityTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 MaracaiboTeam

Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre (born 10 February 1967, in Havana, Cuba), more commonly known as Lilia Izquierdo, is a retired female volleyball player from Cuba and three-time Olympian.[1] She helped the Cuban women's national volleyball team win gold medals at the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000.[2] She also helped the Cuban national team win gold medals at the 1994 and 1998 FIVB World Championships.[2] She was a setter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lilia Izquierdo". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Lilia Izquierdo". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lilian Izquierdo". Volleybox.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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