VUKOSAVLJEVIC Valeriane

Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Place of birth: BORDEAUX

Birth Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women FRA France	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #09 JPN Japan 74 FRA France 70	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #23 FRA France 87 NGR Nigeria 62	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #34 FRA France 82 USA United States 93	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #44 ESP Spain 64 FRA France 67	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Semifinal #48 JPN Japan 87 FRA France 71	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Bronze Medal Game #49 SRB Serbia 76 FRA France 91	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2021
2	Women	2019
2	Women	2017	Czech Republic

Previous names:

Valeriane Ayayi

Fashion. (icandoboth.fr, 17 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Basket Landes [Mont-de-Marsan, FRA] since 2020

Julie Barennes [club]; Valerie Garnier [national], FRA

Position style:

Small forward (sudouest.fr, 15 Apr 2020)

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Filip Vukosavljevic has played professional basketball in France. Her brothers Gerald and Joel Ayayi are also basketball players. Gerald has represented the Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez club in France, while Joel has played for Gonzaga University in the United States of America. (sport.francetvinfo.fr, 04 Apr 2020; 20minutes.fr, 04 Mar 2020; elan.bearnais.fr, 11 Oct 2019; lavoixdunord.fr, 06 Dec 2016)

She sustained an injury in the final stages of the 2017/18 Ligue Feminine de Basketball [LFB] season in France. The injury prevented her from joining WNBA side the Las Vegas Aces at a training camp in the United States of America. (postup.fr, 05 May 2019; parlons-basket.com, 05 Jun 2018)

National league:

Ligue Feminine de Basketball [FRA] (sudouest.fr, 15 Apr 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (postup.fr, 02 Mar 2020)

In 2018 she was selected for the All-Star Team of the Ligue Feminine de Basketball [LFB] in France. (parlons-basket.com, 05 Jun 2018)

In 2016 and 2018 she was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] in the final of the French Cup. (Facebook page, 04 Apr 2020; ffbb.com, 03 May 2016)

In 2014 she was named Best New Talent in the LFB in France. (esbvalm.fr, 24 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
WNBA EXPERIENCE
In 2015 she played 21 games for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA in the United States of America. In the 2018 she was invited to join a training camp for the same franchise, which by this time was known as the Las Vegas Aces. However, an injury prevented her from taking part in the camp. (swis-swish.net, 27 Feb 2020; postup.fr, 05 May 2019; parlons-basket.com, 05 Jun 2018; basketball-reference.com, 01 Sep 2015)

PASSIONATE ABOUT FASHION
She runs a blog called 'I can do both' in which she gives fashion advice. "I have always been interested in fashion. It's a formidable tool to bring out the very best of every person, to boost personality. It is also good for confidence and self-esteem." (icandoboth.fr, 17 Apr 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/VAyayi
https://instagram.com/valeriane_ayayi/
https://twitter.com/valeriane_ayayi/

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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