Larissa França

Larissa França
Larissa França (yellow) v. Kerri Walsh
Personal information
Full name	Larissa França
Nickname	Larissa
Born	(1982-04-14) April 14, 1982 Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, ES, Brazil
Hometown	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate Juliana Felisberta
Honours Women's Volleyball Competitor for  Brazil Summer Olympics Bronze 2012 London Beach World Championships Gold 2011 Rome Beach Silver 2005 Berlin Beach Silver 2009 Stavanger Beach Bronze 2007 Gstaad Beach Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Beach Gold 2011 Guadalajara Beach Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo Beach

Larissa França (born April 14, 1982 in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim) is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the World Championships 2011, beating Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor,^[1] and two PanAm titles 2007,2011 with Juliana Felisberta.

Before, she had won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.

Personal life

On August 2013, Larissa married fellow female player Liliane Maestrini,^[2] about one month after they came out about their relationship.^[3]

References

1. ↑ SI
2. ↑ "Larissa e Lili, do vôlei de praia, se casam em praia de Fortaleza com vestido branco e buquê" (in Portuguese). Jornal Extra Online. Retrieved 28 August 2013. 
3. ↑ "Larissa França: I am gay". Volleywood. Retrieved 28 August 2013. 

• Larissa França – Profile at the Beach Volleyball Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by  Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede (BRA)	Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside Juliana Felisberta 2005 – 2007	Succeeded by  Ana Paula Connelly and Shelda Bede (BRA)
Preceded by  Ana Paula Connelly and Shelda Bede (BRA)	Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside Juliana Felisberta 2009 – 2012	Succeeded by  Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima (BRA)
Awards
Preceded by  Misty May-Treanor (USA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Defender" 2009	Succeeded by  Zhang Xi (CHN)
Preceded by  Misty May-Treanor (USA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Defender" 2012	Succeeded by  Laura Ludwig (GER)
Preceded by  Kerri Walsh (USA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" 2008	Succeeded by  April Ross (USA)
Preceded by  April Ross (USA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" 2010	Succeeded by  April Ross (USA)
Preceded by  Misty May-Treanor (USA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter" 2006 – 2012	Succeeded by  Ilka Semmler (GER)
Preceded by  Misty May-Treanor (USA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding" 2006	Succeeded by  Kerri Walsh (USA)
Preceded by Inaugural	Women's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside Juliana Felisberta 2005 – 2007	Succeeded by  Ana Paula Connelly and Shelda Bede (BRA)
Preceded by  Ana Paula Connelly and Shelda Bede (BRA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside Juliana Felisberta 2009 – 2012	Succeeded by  Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima (BRA)