Thaísa Menezes

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Thaísa Menezes
File:Thaisa Cropped.jpg
Personal information
Full name Thaísa Daher de Menezes
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 37)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Spike 318 cm (125 in)
Block 302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position Middle-Blocker
Current club Nesfit Vôlei Nestlé
National team
2005–present Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Italy Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Japan Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Miami Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ciudad Juárez 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]

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.[7]

Menezes played with her national team,[8] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[9] when her team defeated Italy 3-2 in the bronze medal match.[10]

Personal

Thaisa is also of partial Lebanese origin.

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Clubs

References

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External links

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