Gabriela Guimarães

Gabriela Guimarães

Gabriela Guimarães
Personal information
Born	May 19, 1994
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Women's volleyball
Medal record Gabriela Guimarães Medal record World Championship 2014 Italy Team FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix 2013 Sapporo Team 2014 Tokyo Team 2016 Bangkok Team 2015 Omaha Team South American Championship 2013 Ica Team 2015 Cartagena Team

Gabriela Guimarães (born 19 May 1994) is a Brazilian indoor volleyball player.^[1] She plays as a forward.^[2]

Career

Guimarães played with her national team,^[3] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship^[4] when her team defeated Italy 3-2 in the bronze medal match.^[5]

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.^[6] She helped her national team to win the 2015 South American Championship gold medal^[7] and she was also awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Hitter.^[8]

Clubs

• Mackenzie Esporte Clube (2009–2012)
• Rio de Janeiro (2012–present)

Awards

• 2012/13 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2013/14 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2014/15 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2015/16 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2013 Club World Championship - Runner-up, with Rexona/Ades

Awards

Individuals

• 2011 FIVB Youth World Championship "Best Scorer"
• 2013 FIVB Junior World Championship "Best Outside Hitter"
• 2015 South American Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2015 South American Championship "Best Outside Hitter"
• 2014/15 Brazilian Superliga "Best Spiker"
• 2014/15 Brazilian Superliga "Best Scorer"

References

1. "WorldofVolley  :: Gabriela Braga Guimaraes". worldofvolley.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
2. "Gabriela Braga Guimaraes - Volleyball - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
3. "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
4. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
5. Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
6. "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
7. "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!. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
8. "Sudamericano F: I premi individuali. Gabi MVP" [South American Female Championship: The individual awards. Gabi MVP] (in Italian). volleyball.it. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.