| Elisângela Oliveira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Elisângela Almeida de Oliveira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1978 Londrina, Paraná | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 302 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 282 cm (111 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Opposite spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elisângela Almeida de Oliveira (born 31 January 1978 in Londrina) is a former volleyball player.[1]
She participated at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal. She claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 1999 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was champion of the South American Youth Championship in 1996 and 1999, won three medals at the Grand Prix, and won the gold medal at the Pan Winnipeg in 1999, .
Career[edit]
She began her volleyball career at 15 years old. She joined the Brazilian national team in 1996 and won a medal in the South American Youth Championship. The next year she competed in Brazilian Superliga Women's Volleyball, and her team finished in eighth place. In 1999 she joined the adult national team; she was 21 years old. That year her team competed in the BCV CUP, finishing in fourth place. Her team won the bronze medal in the Grand Prix and the Olympics the following year. Oliveira's team also won the bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics, after which she joined another volleyball team. Joining the club was controversial as she was five months pregnant. On 17 May 2005 her son, Lorenzo, was born. Only two months later, she began training again.
Clubs[edit]
Paraná Vôlei (1998–2001)- Minas Tênis Clube (2001–2003)
- Paraná Vôlei (2003–2004)
Santeramo (2004–2005)- Macaé (2005–2007)
- Finasa Osasco (2007–2008)
- Brusque (2008–2009)
Hisamitsu Springs (2009–2011)- SESI-SP (2011–2013)
- Brasília Vôlei (2013–2015)
- São Bernardo (2015–2016)
Awards[edit]
Individuals[edit]
- 2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Server"
- 2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Server"
- 2010–11 Japanese V-League – "Best Server"
References[edit]
- ^ "Elisângela Oliveira". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Elisângela Oliveira at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Elisângela Oliveira at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
- Elisângela Oliveira at Olympedia
- Elisângela Oliveira at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- (in Portuguese) UOL profile
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