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Gabriela Guimarães

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Braga and the second or paternal family name is Guimarães.

Gabriela Braga Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡabɾiˈɛlɐ ˈbɾaɡɐ ɡimaˈɾɐ̃j̃s]; born 19 May 1994), also known by her nickname Gabi,[1] is a Brazilian professional indoor volleyball player.[2] She plays as an outside hitter.[3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in Tokyo and a bronze medal in Paris.[4]

Gabriela Guimarães
Guimarães in 2022
Personal information
Full nameGabriela Braga Guimarães
NicknameGabi
Born (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 30)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block289 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2009–2011
  • 2011–2018
  • 2018–2019
  • 2019–2024
  • 2024–present
National team
2012 –Brazil Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Poland/Netherlands Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Italy Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Japan Team
Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanjing Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rimini Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ankara Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sapporo Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Omaha Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Barrancabermeja Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Recife Team
Last updated: 25 June 2021

Career

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Guimarães played with her national team,[5] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[6] when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.[7]

During the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, Guimarães played with the Brazilian club Rexona Ades Rio and her team lost the bronze medal match to the Swiss Voléro Zürich.[8] She helped her national team to win the 2015 South American Championship gold medal[9] and she was also awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Hitter.[10]

She led her national team as captain[11] to the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League where they won the silver medal.[12]

Awards

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Individuals

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ "FIVB - Rio 2016 - Gabriela Braga Guimaraes". rio2016.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ "WorldofVolley :: Gabriela Braga Guimaraes". worldofvolley.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Gabriela Braga Guimaraes - Volleyball - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Volleyball BRAGA GUIMARAES Gabriela - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ^ Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Brasil vence o Peru e conquista o Sul-Americano de vôlei pela 19ª vez" [Brazil beats Peru and conquer the South American volleyball for the 19th time] (in Portuguese). Terra. Lance!. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Sudamericano F: I premi individuali. Gabi MVP" [South American Female Championship: The individual awards. Gabi MVP] (in Italian). volleyball.it. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  11. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Gabi looking forward to helping Brazil in VNL Week 2". volleyballworld.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Italy sweep Brazil to triumph as first-time VNL champs". volleyballworld.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
South American Championship
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
South American Championship
2015 (with   Ángela Leyva) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB Club World Championship
2017 (with   Zhu Ting)
2018 (with   Zhu Ting) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB Nations League
2019 (with   Liu Yanhan)
2021 (with   Michelle Bartsch-Hackley)
2022 (with   Caterina Bosetti) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Best Outside Hitter of
FIVB World Championship
2022 (with   Miriam Sylla) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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