Virna Cristine Dantas Dias (born August 31, 1971 in

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) is a retired

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player from

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. She represented her native country at the

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. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. Dias also competed at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, winning the bronze once again, and the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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Clubs

* Lufkin (1986–1990) * Virtus Reggio Calabria (1991–1992) * Ribeirão Preto (1992–1993) * BCN Guarujá (1993–1994) *

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, ...

(1994–1995) * Tietê (1995–1996) *

(1996–1997) * União (1997–1998) * Uniban (1998–1999) * Flamengo (1999–2001) * BCN Osasco (2001–2003) *

(2003–2004) * Chieri Torino (2004–2005) *

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(2008–2009)

Awards

Individuals

* ''1994–95 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Server"'' * ''1995–96 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Server"'' * '' 1997 South American Championship – "Best Spiker"'' * ''1998–99 Brazilian Superliga – "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''1998–99 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Spiker"'' * '' 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Scorer"'' * '' 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Receiver"'' * ''2000–01 Brazilian Superliga – "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2001 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Best Receiver"'' * '' 2004–05 CEV Cup – "Best Receiver"''

References

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1971 births Living people People from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Brazil Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Volleyball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Norte {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub