Paula Pequeno

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Paula Pequeno

Personal information

Full name

Paula Renata Marques Pequeno

Nationality

Brazilian

Born

22 January 1982,
Brasília, DF

Height

1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)

Weight

74 kg (163 lb)

Spike

302 cm (119 in)

Block

285 cm (112 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside hitter

Current club

Fenerbahçe Istanbul

Number

Honours

Olympic Games
Gold	2008 Beijing	Team
Gold	2012 London	Team
FIVB World Championship
Silver	2006 Japan	Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver	2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka	Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold	2004 Reggio Calabria	Team
Gold	2005 Sendai	Team
Gold	2006 Reggio Calabria	Team
Gold	2008 Yokohama	Team
Pan American Games
Gold	2011 Guadalajara	Team
Silver	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team
Final Four Cup
Gold	2008 Fortaleza	Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold	2011 Ciudad Juárez	Team

Last updated: June 2012

Paula Renata Marques Pequeno,^[1] better known as Paula Pequeno (born January 22, 1982), is a female volleyball player from Brazil.^[2] She was born in Brasília.^[2] She plays for Fenerbahçe.^[3] She is one of the few female players in the volleyball league who can effectively use the round-house arm swing.

Career

Paula took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[4]

Pequeno played with Fenerbahçe in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's Lancheras de Cataño 3-0.^[5]

Clubs

ASBAC (1994–1997)
Leites Nestlé (1997–1998)
Dayvit (1998–1999)
Osasco (1999–2009)
Zarechie Odintsovo (2009–2010)
Vôlei Futuro (2010–2012)
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2012–2013)

Awards

Individual

2008 Summer Olympics "Most Valuable Player"

Clubs

2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship – Bronze Medal, with Fenerbahçe
2012-13 CEV Cup - Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe

References

↑ "Paula Pequeno" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Paula Pequeno". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games website. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
↑ http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=29600 New transfers]
↑ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
↑ "Fenerbahce defeat Lancheras for women’s bronze medal". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-19.

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FIVB profile

v t e Brazil women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists

1 Walewska 2 Carol 3 Mari 4 Paula Pequeno 6 Thaísa 7 Fofão 8 Valeska 9 Fabiana 10 Sassá 12 Jaqueline 13 Sheilla 14 Fabi Coach: José

v t e Brazil Women's Volleyball – 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists

1 Fabiana (C) 3 Dani Lins 4 Paula 5 Adenízia 6 Thaísa 8 Jaqueline 9 Fernandinha 11 Tandara 12 Natália 13 Sheilla 14 Fabi 16 Fe Garay Coach: José Roberto Guimarães

v t e Brazil – 2011 Pan American Games gold medal

1 Fabiana (C) 2 Juciely 3 Dani Lins 4 Paula 6 Thaísa 7 Mari 8 Jaqueline 11 Tandara 13 Sheilla 14 Fabi 16 Fe Garay 17 Fabíola Coach: José Roberto Guimarães

Persondata
Name	Pequeno, Paula
Alternative names
Short description	Volleyball player
Date of birth	22 January 1982
Place of birth	Brasília, DF, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death

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