Tandara Alves Caixeta (born 30 October 1988) is a Brazilian professional

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 Summ ...

player. She plays for the

Brazil women's national volleyball team The Brazil women's national volleyball team is administrated by the ''Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol'' (CBV) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is ranked second in the FIVB World Rankings as of August 2021. They are ...

and for Sesc-Rio in the Brazilian Superliga. She competed for Brazil in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, winning a gold medal. She is tall. She is the daughter of Evaldo Caixeta, a former amateur player with Banco do Brasil Athletic Association. At the age of nine, after trying many different sports, she saw a TV advert and decided to go to a volleyball trial. In 2011, she was selected for the Brazil team for the first time and won gold in the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

before becoming an Olympic champion in London in 2012. She has twice been the top scorer in the Brazilian Women's Superliga. She is known for breaking records in the Brazilian Superliga. In the 2013/2014 season, she broke the record for most points in a match; she scored 37 points. In the 2017/2018 season, she broke her own record, scoring 39 points, as well as scoring 626 points in the season, which this also the highest mark in the country. Again in the 2019/2020 season, she broke her record, scoring an unbelievable 40 points in 4 sets, the highest mark in the history of volleyball on the Brazilian courts. Caixeta won the 2017 South American Championship Most Valuable Player award. She later won the 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup Best Opposite Spiker award. During the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, she was provisionally suspended for doping ahead of Brazil's

semi-final A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

against

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. Brazil ultimately won the silver medal at the tournament, and though suspended, Caixeta was still listed as a medalist, pending the outcome of the doping investigation.

Clubs

* A.D. Brusque (2005–2007) *

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 Osa ...

(2007–2008) * E.C. Pinheiros (2008–2009) * A.D. Brusque (2009–2010) * Vôlei Futuro (2010–2011) * Sollys Osasco (2011–2012) * SESI-SP (2012–2013) * Vôlei Amil Campinas (2013–2014) *

Praia Clube Praia Clube is the professional women's volleyball team from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais which represents the social and sports club of the same name in the Brazilian Superleague. The club currently plays under the commercial name Dentil/Praia Club ...

(2014–2015) *

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, ...

(2015–2016) * Nestle Osasco (2016-2018) * Guangdong Evergrande (2018–2019) * SESC Rio (2019-2020) * Osasco/Audax (2020-2022)

Awards

Individuals

* ''2012–13 Brazilian Superliga – "Best scorer"'' * ''2013–14 Brazilian Superliga – "Best scorer"'' * ''2013–14 Brazilian Superliga – "Best server"'' * ''2016–17 Brazilian Superliga – "Best scorer"'' * ''2016–17 Brazilian Superliga – "Best server"'' * '' 2017 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"'' * '' 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Best opposite spiker"'' * ''2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – "Most valuable player"'' * ''2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – "Best scorer"'' * ''2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – "Best spiker"'' * '' 2018 FIVB Nations League – "Best opposite spiker"'' * '' 2021 FIVB Nations League – "Best opposite spiker"''

Clubs

* 2007–08 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner Up, with Molico Osasco * 2011–12 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Sollys Nestlé * 2016–17 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner Up, with Vôlei Nestlé *2020–21 Brazilian Superliga – Bronze medal, with Osasco Audax/São Cristovão Saúde

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caixeta, Tandara 1988 births Brazilian women's volleyball players Living people Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Opposite hitters Outside hitters Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate volleyball players in China Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Doping cases in volleyball Sportspeople from Brasília