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Ricarda Lima
Ricarda Raquel Barbosa Lima (born 12 September 1970) is a Brazilian former volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. She competed at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. Clubs * Leites Nestlé Leites Nestlé or Leite Moça was a Brazilian women's volleyball club representing Sorocaba and Jundiaí, SP, winner of the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. The team played the home games at the Ginásio de Esportes Dr. Nic ... (1995–1997) * BCN/Osasco (2000–2001) * Brasil Telecom/Força Olímpica (2003–2004) * Rexona/Ades (2004–2005) Awards Individuals * ''1998–99 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Receiver"'' * '' 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Digger"'' * '' 2000 Summer Olympics – "Best Digger"'' * ''2000–01 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Libero"'' References *UOL Profile External links * 1970 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taguatinga, Federal District
Taguatinga is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. History By around 1749, near the Córrego Cortado, appeared a small settlement, formed by pioneers and drovers who sought to establish allotments in the Captaincy of Goiás, this was the first landing of the white man in the land of the future city of Taguatinga previously occupied by indigenous macro-Ge linguistic branch, as acroás, the xacriabás, the xavantes, the kayapos, the javaés, etc. However, some of these adventurers settled excited by the possibility of gold and diamonds, near the Cut. On the banks of the same stream was installed the farmhouse Taguatinga, owned by Gabriel da Cruz Miranda. In 1781, the farm Taguatinga was sold to Antonio Couto de Abreu, son of the Bandeirante and Urban Couto e Menezes. The consolidation of the city took place much later, almost two centuries after this period, mainly generated by large populations attracted by the construction of Brasília. With the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1991 Pan American Games
This page presents the results of the men's and women's volleyball tournament during the 1991 Pan American Games, which was held from August 11 to August 18, 1991, in Havana, Cuba. Men's indoor tournament Preliminary round robin *Sunday August 11 *Monday August 12 *Tuesday August 13 *Wednesday August 14 *Thursday August 15 ---- Final round *Saturday August 17 **Fifth place match **Semi-finals *Sunday August 18 **Bronze medal match **Gold medal match Final ranking Individual awards Women's indoor tournament Preliminary round robin ---- Final round *Saturday August 17 **Fifth place match **Semi-finals *Sunday August 18 **Bronze medal match **Gold medal match Final ranking Individual awards References Men's results {{Pan American Games Volleyball Events at the 1991 Pan American Games 1991 Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Volleyball Players For Brazil
Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD * Wenlock Olympian Games, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games, held since 1850 * Olympic (greyhounds), a competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Clubs and teams * Adelaide Olympic FC, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia * Fribourg Olympic, a professional basketball club based in Fribourg, Switzerland * Sydney Olympic FC, an Australian soccer club * Olympic Club (Barbacena), a Brazilian football club based in Barbacena, Minas Gerais state * Olympic Mvolyé, a Cameroonian football club based in Mvolyé * Olympic Club (Egypt), a football and sports club based in Alexandria * Blackburn Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire * Rushall Olympic F. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball Players At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the programme at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. The Volleyball rules, complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Women's Volleyball Players
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco * Brazilian cuisine See also * ''Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Track listing # "Fanfarra" (Carlinhos Brown) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From The Federal District (Brazil)
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ... of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 were killed and 26,783 were injured. * January 14 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – '' Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. March * March 1 – Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic. * March 4 — All 57 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 1999
The 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999. Teams 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: Genting, Malaysia Second round Group C *Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Group D *Venue: Manila, Philippines Final round *Venue: Yuxi, China Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final ranking Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best digger: ** *Best setter: ** *Best receiver: ** Dream Team Setter: ** Middle Blockers: ** ** Outside Hitters: ** ** Opposite Hitter: ** ReferencesVolleyball Almanac {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World Grand Prix, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro Vôlei Clube
Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube is a women's volleyball team, based in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Brazil. Since the 2021-22 season the club plays under the name Sesc-RJ/Flamengo. History It was founded in 1997 as Paraná Vôlei Clube, playing in Curitiba, Paraná, and moved to Rio in 2003. They were previously known as Rexona-Ades, and since 2012 known as Unilever Vôlei, named after one of the sponsors. Unilever Vôlei won the silver medal at the 2013 Club World Championship after falling 3-0 to Vakıfbank Istanbul. In 2016, Sesc-RJ replaced Unilever's brand Ades as sponsor of the club changing its name to Rexona Sesc-RJ. Following the end of the 2016-17 season, Unilever withdrew its sponsorship completely, leaving Sesc as the sole sponsor of the team In 2020 the club merged previous rival CR Flamengo, and disputed the 2020-21 season under the name 'Sesc/Flamengo'. Names evolution * Rexona (as Paraná Vôlei Clube) (1997-2002) * Rexona/Ades (2003-2009) * Unilev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grêmio De Vôlei Osasco
Osasco Voleibol Clube is a professional women's volleyball club, based in Osasco, São Paulo (state), Brazil. It includes volleyball teams for females of all ages, children through adult. Since the 2021-22 season the club plays under the name Osasco/São Cristóvão Saúde. History The club was founded in 1993, by the BCN bank, as BCN/Guarujá and changed headquarters' city in 1996, thereafter becoming known as BCN/Osasco. The club was renamed to Finasa/Osasco in 2003. The club even announced it would close its adult volleyball department in April 2009, after losing the 2008-2009 Superliga final. But four days later it was announced the return of the adult team, through a group of sponsors in partnership with the Prefecture of Osasco. Now, the Osasco team is sponsored by Nestlé, at first highlighting the Sollys product line. The club participated in the 2009-2010 Superliga, renamed in 2009 to ''Sollys/Osasco''. In that season, the club became champion, beating its greatest ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leites Nestlé
Leites Nestlé or Leite Moça was a Brazilian women's volleyball club representing Sorocaba and Jundiaí, SP, winner of the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. The team played the home games at the Ginásio de Esportes Dr. Nicolino de Lucca, in Jundiaí, SP. Names Evolution * 1994-95 - 1996-97: Leite Moça/Sorocaba * 1996-97 - 1998-99: Leites Nestlé/Jundiaí History The team was found over the ''Clube Atlético Sorocaba'' in Sorocaba in 1993, with the sponsorship from the product Leite Moça from the Swiss company Nestlé; and transferred to Jundiaí in 1996. Three years later the team folded. 1994-95 Leite Moça participated at the third edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in 1994, held in São Paulo, Brazil; winning the gold medal. In that tournament Ana Moser was the MVP and Best Server and Fernanda Venturini was Best Setter. At the first season of the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol, after being renamed from ''Liga Nacional' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
