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 | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Gabriela Braga Guimarães | ||||
Nickname | Gabi | ||||
Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 19 May 1994||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||
Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||
Block | 289 cm (114 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current club | Imoco Volley Conegliano | ||||
Number | 10 | ||||
Career | |||||
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Last updated: 25 June 2021 |
Career
editGuimarães 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
editIndividuals
edit- 2010 Youth South American Championship – "Best spiker"
- 2011 FIVB U18 World Championship – "Best scorer"
- 2013 South American Club Championship – "Best spiker"
- 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2015 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2015 South American Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2014–15 Brazilian Superliga – "Best spiker"
- 2014–15 Brazilian Superliga – "Best scorer"
- 2017 South American Club Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2019 South American Club Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – "Best outside spiker"
- 2019 FIVB Nations League – "Best outside spiker"
- 2021 FIVB Nations League – "Best outside spiker"
- 2021 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2021 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2021–22 CEV Champions League – "Most valuable player"
- 2022 FIVB Nations League – "Best outside spiker"
- 2022 FIVB World Championship – "Best outside hitter"
- 2022 FIVB Club World Championships – "Best outside spiker"
- 2023 South American Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2023 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2023 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2024 Summer Olympics – "Best outside hitter"
Clubs
edit- 2012–13 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2013 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2013–14 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2014–15 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2015 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2015 Brazilian Super Cup – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2015–16 Brazilian Cup – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2015–16 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2016 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2016 Brazilian Super Cup – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2016–17 Brazilian Cup – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2016–17 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2017 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2017 Brazilian Super Cup – Champion, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-Up, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2018 South American Club Championship – Runner-Up, with Rio de Janeiro VC
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Minas TC
- 2018–19 Brazilian Cup – Champion, with Minas TC
- 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Minas TC
- 2019 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Minas TC
- 2019 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2020 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2020–21 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2020–21 Turkish League – Champion, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2020–21 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2021 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2021 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2021–22 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2021–22 Turkish League – Champion, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2021–22 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2022 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2022–23 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2022–23 CEV Champions League – Champion, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2023 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2023 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.
- 2024 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley
References
edit- ^ "FIVB - Rio 2016 - Gabriela Braga Guimaraes". rio2016.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "WorldofVolley :: Gabriela Braga Guimaraes". worldofvolley.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Gabriela Braga Guimaraes - Volleyball - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.