Elisângela Almeida de Oliveira (born 31 January 1978 in

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) is a former

volleyball 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 Sum ...

player. She participated at the

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 Jap ...

. She competed for

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at the 2000 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal. She claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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. She was champion of the South American Youth Championship in 1996 and 1999, won three medals at the Grand Prix, and won the gold medal at the Pan Winnipeg in 1999, .

Career

She began her volleyball career at 15 years old. She joined the Brazilian national team in 1996 and won a medal in the South American Youth Championship. The next year she competed in Brazilian Superliga Women's Volleyball, and her team finished in eighth place. In 1999 she joined the adult national team; she was 21 years old. That year her team competed in the BCV CUP, finishing in fourth place. Her team won the bronze medal in the Grand Prix and the Olympics the following year. Oliveira's team also won the bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics, after which she joined another volleyball team. Joining the club was controversial as she was five months pregnant. On 17 May 2005 her son, Lorenzo, was born. Only two months later, she began training again.

Clubs

* Paraná Vôlei (1998–2001) *

Minas Tênis Clube Minas Tênis Clube (short, just ''Minas'') is a social, recreational and sports club from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. By 2013, it has more than 73,000 members. Its patrimony comprises two urban units, the Minas I and Minas II, and two country units, ...

(2001–2003) * Paraná Vôlei (2003–2004) *

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(2004–2005) *

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(2005–2007) * Finasa Osasco (2007–2008) * Brusque (2008–2009) *

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(2009–2011) * SESI-SP (2011–2013) * Brasília Vôlei (2013–2015) * São Bernardo (2015–2016)

Awards

Individuals

* ''2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Server"'' * ''2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Server"'' * ''2010–11 Japanese V-League – "Best Server"''

References

External links

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UOL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Elisangela 1978 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Expatriate volleyball players in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Volleyball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Londrina Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Opposite hitters Brazilian expatriate volleyball players