Valeska dos Santos Menezes (born 23 April 1976 in
Niteroi; nicknamed Valeskinha) is a
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 from
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
She represented her native country 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 ...
,
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
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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"''
References
FIVB profile
1976 births
Living people
Brazilian women's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players for Brazil
Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
Sportspeople from Niterói
Karşıyaka volleyballers
Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Middle blockers
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Brazilian expatriates in Italy
20th-century Brazilian women
21st-century Brazilian women
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