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Chapters: Yumilka Ruiz. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 112. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Yumilka Ruiz Luaces (born May 8, 1978 in Havana) 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. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1581221