Mirka Francia

Mirka Francia
Personal information
Full nameMirka Francia Vasconcelos
NationalityCuban/Italian
Born (1975-02-14) 14 February 1975
Santa Clara, Cuba
HometownPerugia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike3.24 m (128 in)
Block3.10 m (122 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker (Cuban national team) / Wing spiker
Number16 (Cuban national team)
National team
1991–2000 Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
1994 Brazil Team
1998 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 Tokyo
World Grand Prix
1993 Team
2000 Team
1994 Team
1996 Team
1997 Team
1995 Team
1998 Team
NORCECA Championship
1991 Regina
1993 Colorado Springs
1995 Santo Domingo
1997 Caguas
1999 Monterrey
Pan American Games
1991 Havana Team
1995 Mar Del Plata Team
1999 Winnipeg Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
1998 Maracaibo Team

Mirka Francia Vasconcelos (born 14 February 1975) is a Cuban-Italian retired volleyball player who won two Olympic gold medals with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. At 1.84 m (6 ft) tall, she played as a middle blocker before transitioning to an outside hitter later in her career.

Francia was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2019.