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Thaísa Menezes
Thaísa Daher de Menezes, also known as Thaísa Menezes or Thaísa Daher, is a professional volleyball player from Brazil. She won back-to-back gold medals at the Olympics in 2008 and 2012. She has won numerous Best Spiker and Best Blocker Awards and is often singled out as one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time. Biography Thaísa was born in the Campo Grande district, located in the western part of Rio de Janeiro. Her father is a serviceman Domingos de Menezes and her mother Monica Daher is a descendant of immigrants from Lebanon. Until the age of 13, Thaísa was engaged in swimming, but then, following the example of her brother Tiago, she switched to volleyball. A year later, she was accepted into the youth team of the Tizhuk club, where Julio Cugna, one of the best mentors for working with young athletes, became her coach. In 2002, Thaísa was invited to the Minas team (Belo Horizonte)- one of the strongest in Brazil, with which she won her first club level ...
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Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area. Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, ho ...
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2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan. The following is the Brazil roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Cuba roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Dominican Republic roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Italy roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Japan roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. * Head coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto The following is the Kenya roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Peru roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Poland roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Serbia roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the South Korea roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the Thailand roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. The following is the United States roster in the 2007 FIVB World Cup. See also *2007 FIVB Volleyba ...
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2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 22nd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 25 July to 24 August 2014. The Group 1 final round was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Brazilian star team won the tournament for the tenth time, the second consecutive victory. Qualification *No qualification tournament. *28 teams are invited. Qualified teams Format *It will be the first time the World Grand Prix will feature 28 teams. *During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to O will play matches in three stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 9 matches per team. Pool P to S will feature two stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 6 matches per team. *Six teams will qualify for the World Grand Prix Finals featuring the top four teams from all matches, plus the winner of the Final Four of Group 2 and the hosts (if the hosts are one of the top four teams, then the fifth top team also participates). *The last ranked team of Group 1 ...
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2008 FIVB World Grand Prix Squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2008 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries with the final round held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. *Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães *Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe *Head Coach: Antonio Perdomo *Head Coach: Marcos Kwiek *Head Coach: Giovanni Guidetti *Head Coach: Massimo Barbolini *Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto *Head Coach: Viktor Zhuravlev *Head Coach: Marco Bonitta *Head Coach: Nataphon Srisamutnak *Head Coach: Alessandro Chiappini *Head Coach: Lang Ping ReferencesFIVB {{FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... 2008 in volleyball ...
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2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 was a women's volleyball tournament in which 12 countries competed from 20 June to 12 July 2008. The finals were held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup in Colima, Mexico. Germany, Turkey, Italy, and Poland qualified through the European Qualifying Tournament in Ankara, Turkey. China, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan qualified as the best four Asian teams. Competing nations The following national teams qualified: Calendar Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the Final round. First round Group A Group B Group C Second round Group D Group E Group F Third round Group G Group H Group I Final round *Venue– Yokohama Arena, Yokohama Final ...
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2006 FIVB World Grand Prix Squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries from August 16 to September 10, 2006 with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy. *Head Coach: Faig Garayg *Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães *Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe *Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón *Head Coach: Beato Miguel Cruz *Head Coach: Marco Bonitta *Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto *Head coach: Kim Hyung-sil *Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk Andrzej Ryszard Niemczyk (16 January 1944 – 2 June 2016) was a Polish volleyball player and coach. He was the coach of the Poland women's national volleyball team that competed at the 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship, and the 2 ... *Head Coach: Giovanni Caprara *Head Coach: Sutchai Chanbunchee *Head Coach: Lang Ping ReferencesFIVB Line-ups {{FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 2006 in volleyball ...
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2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... tournament, which is the female equivalent of the FIVB World League, Men's Volleyball World League. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings ** ** ** ** Europe *European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005 Group A Group B Semi finals Third-place match First Place Match **''Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.'' North and South America *2005 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005 ** ** ...
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2005 FIVB World Grand Prix Squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2005 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005 with the final round held in Sendai, Japan. *Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães *Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe *Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón *Head Coach: Francisco Cruz Jimenez *Head Coach: Lee Hee-Wan *Head Coach: Marco Bonitta *Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto *Head Coach: Kim Hyung-sil *Head Coach: Avital Selinger *Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk *Head Coach: Sutchai Chanbunchee *Head Coach: Lang Ping ReferencesFIVB Line-ups {{FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ... 2005 in volleyball ...
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2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005, with the final round held at the Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan. Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round. The competition of the 2005 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 69 matches. During the first, second and third week: 18 matches per team were played with a total of 54 matches. Classification in the preliminary rounds was decided by the number of points gained by teams participating in the same group. The classification in the general ranking of the preliminary rounds of the 2005 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the ...
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FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and Challenger Cup. History Origins World Grand Prix was created in 1993 as part of the FIVB's marketing strategy to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing annual international competitions. It was modelled after the World League, a successful event for men that had been introduced three years before. The Grand Prix made women's volleyball very popular in East Asia. As of 2004, the competition was maintained mainly with the support of Asian investors. The early competitions and the finals were usually held in East Asia, because the volleyball market in Eas ...
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2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup Squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, held from November 12 to November 17, 2013 in Japan. The following is the Brazil roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the Dominican Republic roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the Japan roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the Russia roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the Thailand roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. The following is the United States roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. References {{FIVB World Grand Champions Cup G FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup squads ...
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2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from November 12 to 17, 2013. Brazil won their second title and Brazilian Fabiana Claudino was selected the Most Valuable Player. Teams Competition formula The competition formula of the 2013 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was a single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the five remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained. Venues Results Nagoya round *Venue: Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Japan Tokyo round *Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Final standing Awards *Most Valuable Player : Fabiana Claudino *Best Setter : Hitomi Nakamichi *Best Outside Spikers : Saori Sakoda : Onuma Sittirak *Best Middle Blockers : Iuliia Morozova : Pleumjit Thinkaow Pleumjit Thinkaow ( th, ปลื้มจิตร์ ถิน ...
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