(1968-12-18) 18 December 1968 (age 55) Havana, Cuba
Height
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Volleyball information
Position
Middle blocker
Number
15 (Cuban national team)
National team
1985–1996
Cuba
2001–2002
Spain
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Cuba
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona
Team
1996 Atlanta
Team
World Championship
1994 Brazil
Team
1986 Czechoslovakia
Team
FIVB World Cup
1989 Japan
1991 Japan
1995 Japan
Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
1993 Hong Kong
1994 Shanghai
1996 Shanghai
1995 Shanghai
World Grand Champions Cup
1993 Japan
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis
Team
1991 Havana
Team
1995 Mar del Plata
Team
Magalys Carvajal Rivera (born 18 December 1968), more commonly known as Magaly Carvajal, is a retired Cuban volleyball player and two-time Olympian. As a middle blocker, she led Cuba to gold medals in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1][2]
Carvajal also helped Cuba win the silver medal in the 1986 FIVB World Championship in Czechoslovakia and the gold medal in the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.[2] Additionally, she won gold medals in the 1989, 1991, and 1995 FIVB World Cups in Japan.[2]
Carvajal participated in the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, and the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, winning a gold medal in each event.[3]
Carvajal is widely regarded as one of the greatest middle blockers of all time, standing at 1.90 meters (6'3") tall.[2] She was known for shutting down the greatest hitters in the world.[4] Her vertical jump reach of 3.35 meters (11') was rivaled only by teammate Mireya Luis.[2] Her stare was known to intimidate players at the net, and has been called by many of her peers "the look of death".[2] As a starter for the Cuban national team, she was also an effective hitter.[2]
In 2011, Carvajal was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2][5]
^"Magalys Carvajal". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ abcdefgh"Magaly Carvajal". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^"Magalys Carvajal". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^Sandoval, Clara (9 July 2018). "Olympic volleyball star Carvajal coming to Laredo for camp". Laredo Morning Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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