Walewska Oliveira

Walewska Moreira de Oliveira (born 1 October 1979 in Belo Horizonte) is a female volleyball player who has competed for Brazil[1] in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a bronze medal with the women's national team in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.[2][3] Walewska also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Moreira and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.
Walewska Oliveira
On the podium at the 2007 Pan American Games after winning silver
Personal information
Full nameWalewska Moreira de Oliveira
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1979-10-01) October 1, 1979
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike310 cm (120 in)
Block290 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
National team
1998–2008, 2013Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2000 SidneyTeam
World Championship
2006 JapanTeam
World Cup
2003 JapanTeam
2007 JapanTeam
1999 Japan
World Grand Prix
2004 Reggio CalabriaTeam
2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
2008 YokohamaTeam
1999 Yu Xi
2000 Manila
World Grand Champions Cup
2013 Japan Team
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Final Four Cup
2008 Fortaleza

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References
  1. "FIVB Biography - Walewska Oliveira". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. "Team roster - Brazil - Olympic Games". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Olympic results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  4. "Brazil claim seventh World Grand Prix title with perfect 5-0 record". FIVB World Grand Prix. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. "Rexona-Sesc Rio claim 4th continental title and ticket to Club Worlds". FIVB. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
Awards
Preceded by
Eleonora Dziękiewicz		 Best Blocker of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2008		 Succeeded by
Fabiana Claudino
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