BRAGA GUIMARAES Gabriela

Date of Birth: 19 May 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: BELO HORIZONTE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : ISTANBUL

Residence Country:

Turkey

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Volleyball	Women BRA Brazil	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool A #06 BRA Brazil 3 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool A #11 BRA Brazil 3 DOM Dominican Rep. 2	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool A #17 JPN Japan 0 BRA Brazil 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool A #22 SRB Serbia 1 BRA Brazil 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool A #30 BRA Brazil 3 KEN Kenya 0	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinals #31 BRA Brazil 3 ROC ROC 1	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Semifinals #35 BRA Brazil 3 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Gold Medal Match #38 BRA Brazil 0 USA United States 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

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

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2014	Italy
7	Women	2018	Japan

Nations League - Final Round

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2021	Italy
2	Women	2019	People's Republic of China
4	Women	2018	People's Republic of China

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2019	Japan

Grand Champions Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2017	Japan

Tennis, football, going to the beach, spending time with her family. (hojeemdia.com.br, 19 Jan 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Vakifbank SK [Istanbul, TUR] since 2019/20

Giovanni Guidetti [club], ITA; Jose Roberto Guimaraes [national], BRA

Position style:

Wing spiker (dailypilot.com, 05 Jul 2014)

2013 for Brazil Against Netherlands, in Maceio, Brazil (FIVB, 12 Jul 2013)

In 2017 she broke the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during a Brazilian Superliga match. She underwent surgery and returned to competition in January 2018. (globoesporte.globo.com, 21 Oct 2017; olimpiadatododia.com.br, 12 Jan 2018)

National league:

Sultanlar Ligi [TUR] (vakifbanksporkulubu.com, 15 Mar 2020)

She began playing volleyball at age 14 at the Mackenzie Sports Club in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (voleibrasil.org.br, 19 Mar 2012)

She initially played tennis and football, and only took up volleyball so she could spend time with her school friends. Two months later the school's volleyball coach told her she had potential and asked if she would like to pursue the sport further. "I remember when I did the transition I still used to play football. And rather than using my hands I always kicked the ball. The coach was mad at me. I said it was easier because I didn't need to go to the ground. Nowadays it helps me on the court." (voleibrasil.org.br, 19 Mar 2012; hojeemdia.com.br, 19 Jan 2019)

To win an Olympic medal. (torcedores.com, 31 Jan 2020)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (hojeemdia.com.br, 19 Jan 2019)

Coach Bernardo Rezende. (melhordovolei.com.br, 21 Aug 2019)

She received the Best Scorer Award for the 2014/15 edition of the Brazilian Superliga. (FIVB, 09 May 2015)

She was named the Best Outside Hitter at the 2013 U20 World Championships in Brno, Czech Republic, and Best Scorer at the 2011 U18 World Championships in Ankara, Turkey. (FIVB, 21 Aug 2011, 30 Jun 2013)

She was named Best Spiker and Most Valuable Player at the 2010 South American Youth Championships in Peru. (voleysur.org, 30 Aug 2010)

General Interest

General
PLAYING OVERSEAS
In 2019 she joined Turkish team Vakifbank SK in which was her first experience outside of Brazil. "I always wanted to play outside Brazil, but I thought I had first to achieve some goals. I think that I grew up through the years. I closed a cycle in Rio de Janeiro where I grew up as I won, lost and learnt many things. I lived wonderful experiences in Minas as well, with another coach and a helpful group. Now I think that the time has come [for her to leave Brazil]. This international experience will be important for my improvement as an athlete. And the Turkish league, if it's not the strongest it's among the top-three." (melhordovolei.com.br, 21 Aug 2019)

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Legend

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

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