Paula Pequeno

Paula Pequeno
Personal information
Full namePaula Renata Marques Pequeno
Born (1982-01-22) 22 January 1982
Brasília, DF, Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike302 cm (119 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubRetired
Number4
National team
2002–2012 Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 JapanTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2003 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place2009 Tokyo/FukuokaTeam
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2005 SendaiTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 YokohamaTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 NingboTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 NingboTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place2008 FortalezaTeam
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Ciudad JuárezTeam
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2007 Rancagua/SantiagoTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 Porto AlegreTeam
Last updated: March 2015

Paula Renata Marques Pequeno[1] (Brasília, January 22, 1982) is a Brazilian two-time Olympic gold medal winning volleyball player.[2] She plays for Vôlei Bauru.

Pequeno with Vanderlei de Lima - 2016 Summer Olympics torch relay

Career

Pequeno was part of the National Team which won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

Pequeno played with Fenerbahçe in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's Lancheras de Cataño 3-0.[4]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ↑ "Paula Pequeno" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "Paula Pequeno". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games website. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  3. ↑ FIVB (20 October 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fenerbahce defeat Lancheras for women's bronze medal". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
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