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2005 FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005, with the final round held at the Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan. Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round. The competition of the 2005 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 69 matches. During the first, second and third week: 18 matches per team were played with a total of 54 matches. Classification in the preliminary rounds was decided by the number of points gained by teams participating in the same group. The classification in the general ranking of the preliminary rounds of the 2005 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Pequeno
Paula Renata Marques Pequeno, better known as Paula Pequeno (born January 22, 1982), is a two-time Olympic gold medal winning volleyball player from Brazil. She was born in Brasília, Distrito Federal. She plays for Vôlei Bauru. Career Pequeno was part of the National Team which won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Pequeno played with Fenerbahçe in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's Lancheras de Cataño 3-0. Clubs * ASBAC (1994–1997) * Leites Nestlé (1997–1998) * Dayvit (1998–1999) * Finasa Osasco (1999–2009) * Zarechie Odintsovo (2009–2010) * Vôlei Futuro (2010–2012) * Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2012–2013) * Brasília Vôlei (2013–2017) * Vôlei Bauru (2017–2018) * Osasco/Audax (2018–2019) Awards Individuals * '' 2000 U20 South American Championship – "Best Spiker"'' * '' 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix – "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a population of about 680,000 and an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal as a trading post by the Ming dynasty in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887. Portugal later gained perpetual colonial rights in the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until 1999, when it was transferred to China. Macau is a special administrative region of China, which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of mainland China under the principle of " one country, two systems".. The unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Albuquerque
Carolina Albuquerque (born 25 July 1977) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. Career Albuquerque won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated the Swiss club Voléro Zürich 3-2 . Clubs * Grêmio Náutico União (1991–1993) * Pinheiros (1995–2001) * Osasco (2001–2002) * Macaé Sports (2002–2004) * Osasco (2004–2006) * Macaé Sports (2006–2007) * Osasco (2007–2011) * UCAM Voley Murcia (2011–2012) * SESI-São Paulo (2012–2015) * Osasco (2016–2019) * P.A.O.K. (2019–2020) * Osasco Osasco () is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in B ... (2020–2021) Awards Clubs * 2001/02 Brazilian Superliga - Runner up, with BCN/Osasco * 2004/05 Brazilian Superliga - Champion, with Finasa/Osasco * 2005/06 Brazilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeska Menezes
Valeska dos Santos Menezes (born 23 April 1976 in Niteroi; nicknamed Valeskinha) is a volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was named "Best Blocker" at the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 1 to 15 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics. Teams were made up as follows: hosts ... in Japan, where the Brazilian national team claimed the silver medal. Awards Individuals * '' 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2003 FIVB World Cup – "Best Blocker"'' * ''2003–04 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"'' * ''2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2005 South American Championship – "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"'' Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katia Rodrigues
Katia Rodrigues (born ) is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She was part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 2003 Pan American Games, and the 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2 .... Clubs * Rexona Ades (2005) References External links Player infoCEV Player infoFIVB 1979 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Middle blockers Sportspeople from Piracicaba Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate volleyball players Expatriate volleyball players in Spain Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Gattaz
Caroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz, better known as Carol Gattaz (born July 27, 1981), is a volleyball player from Brazil. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Women's tournament, winning a silver medal. Gattaz won the Volleyball World Grand Prix, World Grand Prix three times in a row. Early career Gattaz was born in São José do Rio Preto. Before playing volleyball, as a teenager, Gattaz played futsal, defending her city's club América Futebol Clube (SP), América-SP, where she played as a striker. Still in high school, she started playing volleyball. Career Gattaz, who plays as a middle blocker, started her career defending São Caetano/Blausiegel, São Caetano, then moved to Rexona-Ades in 2000. After leaving Rexona-Ades in 2001, she played for several clubs, before joining Finasa/Osasco in 2004, when she won the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol, she left the club after the 2006–2007 season. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
