Valeska Menezes

Valeska Menezes
Personal information
Full name	Valeska dos Santos Menezes
Born	(1976-04-23) 23 April 1976 Niteroi, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Galatasaray Medical Park
Number	8
Career
Years Teams 1994–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–present Pinheiros Rexona-Ades Mirim Flamengo Finasa/Osasco Asystel Novara DYO Karşıyaka Galatasaray Medical Park
National team
2002–present Brazil
Honours Women's volleyball Competitor for  Brazil Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team FIVB World Cup Silver 2003 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix Gold 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Gold 2005 Sendai Team Gold 2006 Reggio Calabria Team Final Four Cup Gold 2008 Fortaleza Team

Valeska dos Santos Menezes (born 23 April 1976 in Niteroi; nicknamed Valeskinha) is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was named Best Blocker at the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup in Japan, where the Brazilian national team claimed the silver medal.

Individual awards

• 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Blocker"

References

• FIVB profile

Brazil women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists 1 Walewska 2 Carol Albuquerque 3 Mari 4 Paula Pequeno 6 Thaísa 7 Fofão 8 Valeska 9 Fabiana 10 Sassá 12 Jaqueline 13 Sheilla 14 Fabi Coach: José Roberto Guimarães