Valeska dos Santos Menezes (born 23 April 1976; nicknamed Valeskinha) is a Brazilian

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player. She represented Brazil at the

1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 1999 in Japan. The winner received a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics. Twelve women's national teams played at several venues across Japan. the teams were the hosts Jap ...

, and

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. She was named "Best Blocker" at the

2003 FIVB Women's World Cup The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 1 to 15 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics. Teams were made up as follows: hosts J ...

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, where the Brazilian national team claimed the silver medal.

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2003 FIVB World Cup – "Best Blocker"'' * ''2003–04 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"'' * ''2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2005 South American Championship – "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"''

References

External links

FIVB profile
* 1976 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Sportspeople from Niterói Karşıyaka volleyballers Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Middle blockers Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Italy Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey 20th-century Brazilian women 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub