Thaísa Menezes (born 15 May 1987 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

) is a female professional volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 player from Brazil

Brazil

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Career

Menezes won the silver medal with Sollys Osasco

Grêmio de Vôlei Osasco

Osasco Voleibol Clube is a women's volleyball club, based in Osasco, São Paulo , Brazil. It includes volleyball teams for females of all ages, children through adult.-History:...

 at the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship. She also earned the Best Spiker award.

At the 2011 Pan-American Cup

2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the tenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries over July 1–9, 2011 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico...

, Menezes was awarded with the Best Blocker award, also winning the gold medal with her national team.

Menezes took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara

Guadalajara

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, Mexico

Mexico

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Individual

• 2010 FIVB World Club Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2011 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"
• 2011 World Grand Prix "Best Server"

Clubs

• 2010 FIVB World Club Championship - , with Sollys Osasco
  Grêmio de Vôlei Osasco
  Osasco Voleibol Clube is a women's volleyball club, based in Osasco, São Paulo , Brazil. It includes volleyball teams for females of all ages, children through adult.-History:...
  
  

External links

• Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics website