Fabiana de Oliveira

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Fabiana de Oliveira
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Personal information
Full name Fabiana Alvim de Oliveira
Nickname Fabi
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1980-03-07) 7 March 1980 (age 44)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Volleyball information
Position Libero
Current club Unilever
National team
2002–2013 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 2006 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka 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
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica Team
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Fortaleza Team
Last updated: 2012

Fabiana "Fabi" de Oliveira (born 7 March 1980 in Rio de Janeiro) is a female volleyball player from Brazil who win the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

Fabiana started playing volleyball at the age of 13, specializing in defense - and later the libero position - due to her short height. de Oliveira was first called up to the Brazil women's national volleyball team in 2002, under coach Marco Aurélio Motta. She lost her place under his replacement, José Roberto Guimarães, and only returned to being a mainstay of the team in 2005. At the 2007 Pan American Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Oliveira and the Brazilian team won the silver medal.[1]

One year later de Oliveira won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was chosen as the best libero of the tournament.[2]

At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, de Oliveira was awarded with the Best Receiver award,[3] also winning the gold medal with her national team.[4]

Oliveira was part of the National Team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5] She was also part of the Brazilian team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also took the 2013 South American Championship with her National Team, winning the Best Libero award.[6]

Oliveira won the silver medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Unilever Vôlei.[7]

During the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, Oliveira played with the Brazilian club Rexona Ades Rio and her team lost the bronze medal match to the Swiss Voléro Zürich,[8]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

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External links

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