Thaísa Menezes

Thaísa Menezes
Personal information
Full name	Thaísa Daher de Menezes
Born	(1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Spike	318 cm (125 in)
Block	302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle-Blocker
Current club	Sollys Osasco
National team
2005–present Brazil
Honours Thaísa Menezes Medal record Women's volleyball Competitor for  Brazil Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team Gold 2012 London Team World Grand Champions Cup Silver 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan-American Cup Gold 2009 Miami Team Gold 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team Final Four Cup Gold 2008 Fortaleza Team

Thaísa Daher de Menezes (born 15 May 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) or simply known as Thaísa Menezes or Thaísa, is a female professional volleyball player from Brazil.

Career

Menezes won the silver medal with Sollys Osasco at the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship. She also earned the Best Spiker award.^[1]

At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Menezes was awarded with the Best Blocker award,^[2] also winning the gold medal with her national team.^[3]

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

In the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, Thaísa won the silver medal with her national team and the individual award of Best Blocker.^[5]

Menezes was part of the National Team which won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, UK.

Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Menezes won the gold medal and the Best Spiker award in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.^[6]

Clubs

• Sollys Osasco (2008–2013)

Awards

Individual

• 2010 FIVB World Club Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2011 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"
• 2011 World Grand Prix "Best Server"
• 2012 Summer Olympics South American qualification tournament "Best Blocker"
• 2012 World Grand Prix "Best Blocker"
• 2012 South American Club Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2013 World Grand Prix "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2013 World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"

Clubs

• 2010 FIVB World Club Championship - , with Sollys Osasco
• 2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship - Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco

References

1. ↑ FIVB. "Fenerbahce crowned Women's Club World champions". Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
2. ↑ NORCECA (2011-07-09). "Brazilian Sheilla Castro the MVP of the Pan Am Cup". Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
3. ↑ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2011-07-10). "Copa Panamericana Femenina: Brasileñas son nuevas reinas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
4. ↑ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
5. ↑ FIVB (2012-07-01). "USA complete World Grand Prix title hat-trick". Retrieved 2012-07-01. 
6. ↑ "Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-19. 

External links

• Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics website

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