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

* '' 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 {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub