Thaísa Menezes
| Thaísa Pallesi | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thaísa Daher de Menezes Pallesi | ||
| Nationality |
 Brazil | ||
| Born |
May 15, 1987 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Spike | 318 cm (125 in) | ||
| Block | 308 cm (121 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle Blocker | ||
| Current club | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
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Thaísa Daher de Menezes Pallesi (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 was part of the Brazilian team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Menezes won the silver medal with Sollys Osasco at the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship. She also earned the Best Spiker award.[2]
At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Menezes was awarded with the Best Blocker award,[3] also won the gold medal with her national team.[4]
Menezes took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]
In the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, Thaísa won the silver medal with her national team and the individual award of Best Blocker.[6]
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.[7]
Menezes claimed the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with Molico Osasco, when her team lost 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan the championship match. She was named among the championship Best Team as Best Middle Blocker.[8]
Menezes played with her national team,[9] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[10] when her team defeated Italy 3-2 in the bronze medal match.[11]
Personal
Thaisa is also of partial Lebanese origin. She is often cited in social media as one of the sexiest female volleyball athletes.[12]
Clubs
- Minas Tênis Clube (2002–2005)
- Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube (2005–2008)
- Osasco Voleibol Clube (2008–2016)
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Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2016–Present)
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"
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Spiker"
- 2013 World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"
- 2013 World Grand Prix "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2013-2014 Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga "Best Blocker"
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2016 World Grand Prix "Second Best Middle Blocker"[13]
Clubs
- 2010 FIVB Club World Championship –
Runner-up, with Sollys Osasco - 2012 FIVB Club World Championship –
Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco - 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-up, with Molico Osasco
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
References
- ↑ "Thaísa Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ↑ FIVB. "Fenerbahce crowned Women's Club World champions". Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ↑ NORCECA (2011-07-09). "Brazilian Sheilla Castro the MVP of the Pan Am Cup". Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2011-07-10). "Copa Panamericana Femenina: Brasileñas son nuevas reinas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ↑ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ FIVB (2012-07-01). "USA complete World Grand Prix title hat-trick". Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ↑ "Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ↑ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "TOP-10 Most Beautiful Volleyball Players of the Olympic Games- Rio 2016". Retrieved 2016-12-24.
- ↑ "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Unknown  Nataša Osmokrović |
Best Spiker of FIVB Club World Championship 2010 2012 |
Succeeded by Nataša Osmokrović Not awarded |
Preceded by Wang Yimei |
Best Server of FIVB World Grand Prix 2011 |
Succeeded by Neslihan Demir |
Preceded by Iuliia Morozova- Juciely Barreto  Christa Harmotto |
Best Blocker/Middle Blocker FIVB World Grand Prix 2012 2013 ex aequo  Milena Rašić2016 ex aequo Rachael Adams |
Succeeded by Fabiana Claudino Irina Fetisova - Ana Beatriz Corrêa Milena Rašić |
| Preceded by Megan Hodge |
Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 2013 |
Succeeded by Yūko Sano |
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