Leila Barros

Leila Barros
Barros' official portrait as senator
Senator for the Federal District
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Senate PSB Leader
In office
12 January 2021 – 19 August 2021
Preceded byVeneziano Vital do Rêgo
Personal details
BornLeila Gomes de Barros
(1971-09-30) 30 September 1971
Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil[1]
PartyPDT (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
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(m. 2003)​
ChildrenLukas (b. 2011)
Volleyball career
Barros during her volleyball career in 2007
Personal information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spike3.00 m (118 in)
Block2.91 m (115 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Number8
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaIndoor
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyIndoor
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1995 JapanIndoor
Bronze medal – third place1999 JapanIndoor
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place1994 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place1996 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place1998 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place2004 Reggio Calabria
Silver medal – second place1995 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place1999 Yu Xi
Bronze medal – third place2000 Manila
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegIndoor
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place1991 Osasco
Gold medal – first place1995 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place1999 Valencia
Silver medal – second place1993 Cusco
Women's beach volleyball
FIVB World Tour
Gold medal – first place2006 Canada OpenBeach
Silver medal – second place2006 Brazil OpenBeach
Bronze medal – third place2005 Russia OpenBeach
Bronze medal – third place2006 Norway Grand SlamBeach
Bronze medal – third place2006 France OpenBeach
Bronze medal – third place2006 France Grand SlamBeach
Bronze medal – third place2006 Poland OpenBeach

Leila Gomes de Barros (born 30 September 1971)[2] is a Brazilian politician and former volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker. She was a member of the Brazilian squad that had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning the 1996 and 1998 editions of the FIVB World Grand Prix and being rated the Most Valuable Player in each win.

Volleyball career

Leila Barros during her volleyball career in 2007

Barros started competing in volleyball at the age of fifteen. She switched to beach volleyball in July 2001, but returned to the indoor courts in 2003 to help the Brazil women's national volleyball team to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Barros finished in second place in the 1995 and 2003 FIVB World Cup, and won third place in 1999 FIVB World Cup.[3] She also won a silver medal in the 1994 FIVB World Championship. In the Olympics, her Brazilian team won the bronze medal in 1996 and 2000. She has also posed in several magazines, and was one of the most popular players when the Brazilian volleyball team came to the Philippines.

Political career

In October 2018, Barros became the first woman to represent the Federal District of Brazil in the Senate.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Biografia de Leila Barros". Leila Barros. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Leila Barros profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Amorozo, Marcos (7 October 2018). "Leila do Vôlei é a primeira mulher eleita para o Senado no Distrito Federal" [Leila do Vôlei is the first woman elected for the Senate in Federal District]. correiobraziliense.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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