Iván Ruiz

Iván Benito Ruiz Cuesta (born 26 March 1977), more commonly known as Iván Ruiz, is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian (2000), he played as an outside hitter and won a gold medal with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.^[1][2] He also helped Cuba win the gold medal at the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup in Japan.^[2]

Iván Benito Ruíz Cuesta
Personal information
Full name	Iván Benito Ruiz Cuesta
Born	(1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 48) Camagüey, Cuba
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	6
National team
1997–2002  Cuba
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Cuba World League 1998 Milan 1997 Moscow 1999 Mar del Plata World Grand Champions Cup 2001 Japan Team 1997 Japan Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo Team

Honours

• 1997 FIVB World League — 2nd place
• 1998 FIVB World League — 1st place
• 1999 FIVB World League — 2nd place
• 2000 FIVB World League — 8th place
• 2000 Olympic Games — 7th place
• 2001 FIVB World League — 5th place
• 2001 World Grand Champions Cup — 1st place
• 2002 FIVB World League — 13th place