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Fofão (volleyball Player)
Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970 in São Paulo), nicknamed Fofão, is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal, in 1996 and 2000. She also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. She is nicknamed Fofão because of her large cheeks similar to a famous character of a 1980s children's TV program in Brazil named "Fofão". Career She participated at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. She won the 2006–07 CEV Cup with the Italian club Sirio Perugia and was awarded ''Best Setter''. The next season with Grupo 2002 Murcia she was awarded "Best Setter" at the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League. Souza retired from the Brazil national team on 7 September 2008, after helping her country beat Dominican Republic 3-0 and won the Final Four competition. From 1991, when she played her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1995 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 3 to 17 November 1995 in Japan. Twelve national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, US. Teams * — Host * — African Champions * — Asian Champions * — European Champions * — NORCECA Champions * — South American Champions * — Asian Vice-champions * — European Vice-champions * — NORCECA Vice-champions * — South American Vice-champions * — Wild-card * — Wild-card Squads Results First round Site A Location: Tokyo Site B Location: Matsumoto Second round Site A Location: Fukuoka Site B Location: Fukui Third round Site A Location: Nagoya Site B Location: Okazaki Fourth round Site A Location: Osaka Site B Location: Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FIVB World Grand Prix Squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2004 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries from 9 July to 1 August 2004 with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy. *Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães *Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe *Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón *Head Coach: Jorge Garbey *Head Coach: Lee Hee-Wan *Head Coach: Marco Bonitta *Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto *Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk *Head Coach: Kim Cheol-yong *Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol *Head Coach: Nataphon Srisamutnak *Head Coach: Toshi Yoshida ReferencesFIVB at FIVB.org {{FIVB World Grand Prix |
2004 FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 was the twelfth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2004 edition was played by twelve countries from July 9 to August 1, 2004, with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings ** ** ** ** Europe *European Qualification Tournament in Piła, Poland from August 26 to August 31, 2003 North and South America * Pan-American Cup in Coahuila and Saltillo, Mexico from June 30 to July 5, 2003 ** ** ** ** Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking The host Italy and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Nimiboot Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand Group B *Venue: Miao Li County Dome, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix was the sixth women's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from 21 August to 13 September 1998. The final round was staged in Hong Kong. Preliminary rounds Ranking The best four teams from the overall ranking are qualified for the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Macau Group B *Venue: Chongqing, China Second round Group C *Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Group D *Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Third round Group E *Venue: Chennai, India Group F *Venue: Shanghai, China Final round *Venue: Hong Kong Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standings Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best setter: ** *Best receiver: ** Dream Team Setter: ** Middle Blockers: ** ** Outside hitters: ** ** Opposite hitter: ** ReferencesResults FIVB World Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 1996 FIVB World Grand Prix was the fourth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in eight cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Shanghai, PR China, from 27 to 29 September 1996. Preliminary rounds Ranking The host China and top three teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Sendai, Japan Group B *Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia Second round Group C *Venue: Osaka, Japan Group D *Venue: Beijing, China Third round Group E *Venue: Honolulu, United States Group F *Venue: Macau Fourth round Group G *Venue: Taipei, Taiwan Group H *Venue: Hong Kong Final round *Venue: Shanghai, China Final ranking Final standings Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best setter: ** *Best receiver: ** Dream Team *Setter: ** *Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 1994 FIVB World Grand Prix was the second edition of the women's volleyball tournament, annually arranged by FIVB. It was played by eight countries from 19 August to 11 September 1994. The final round was staged in Shanghai. Preliminary rounds Ranking The host China and top three teams in the preliminary round advance to the Final round. First round Group A *Venue: Seoul, South Korea Group B *Venue: Taipei, Taiwan Group C *Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia Second round Group D *Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Group E *Venue: Tokyo, Japan Group F *Venue: Macau Third round Group G *Venue: Fukuoka, Japan Group H *Venue: Guangzhou, China Group I *Venue: Manila, Philippines Final round *Venue: Shanghai, China Final ranking Final standings Individual awards *Most Valuable Player: *Best Scorer : *Best Spiker: *Best Blocker: *Best Server: *Best Setter: *Best Receiver: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and Challenger Cup. History Origins World Grand Prix was created in 1993 as part of the FIVB's marketing strategy to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing annual international competitions. It was modelled after the World League, a successful event for men that had been introduced three years before. The Grand Prix made women's volleyball very popular in East Asia. As of 2004, the competition was maintained mainly with the support of Asian investors. The early competitions and the finals were usually held in East Asia, because the volleyball market in Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997. Teams Squads Competition formula The competition formula of the 1997 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained. Venues *Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka) *Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima) *Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo) Results Osaka round Hiroshima round Tokyo round Final standing Team Roster Yelena Vasilevskaya, Natalya Morozova, Yelena Batukhtina, Yelena Godina, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Olga Chukanova, Tatyana Gracheva, Elizaveta Tishchenko, Anastasiya Belikova, Natalya Safronova, Anna Artamonova, Irina Tebenikhina Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol Awards *MVP: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best Scorer: Yevgeniya Artamonova *Best Spiker: Regla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men's and women's Nations League. The World Grand Champions Cup is therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It does not give any points for the World Ranking. Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished runne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 1999 in Japan. The winner received a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics. Twelve women's national teams played at several venues across Japan. the teams were the hosts Japan, continental and vice-champions from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America, the African continental champion, and two wild-card teams created by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a 66-game single-round robin format match, in two groups (site A and site B). Teams * — Host * — African Champions * — Asian Champions * — European Champions * — NORCECA Champions * — South American Champions * — Asian Vice-champions * — European Vice-champions * — NORCECA Vice-champions * — South American Vice-champions * — Wild-card * — Wild-card Squads Results First round Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Site B Venue: Okayama General and Cultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan. The following is the Brazil roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Cuba roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Dominican Republic roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Italy roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Japan roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. * Head coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto The following is the Kenya roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Peru roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Poland roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Serbia roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the South Korea roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Thailand roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the United States roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. See also *2007 FIVB Volleyba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
