In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Braga and the second or paternal family name is Guimarães.
Gabriela Guimarães | |||||
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Guimarães in 2022 | |||||
Personal information | |||||
Full name | Gabriela Braga Guimarães | ||||
Nickname | Gabi | ||||
Born | (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 30) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||
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 | ||||
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Last updated: 25 June 2021 |
Gabriela Braga Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡabɾiˈɛlɐ ˈbɾaɡɐ ɡimaˈɾɐ̃j̃s]; born 19 May 1994), also known by her nickname Gabi, is a Brazilian professional indoor volleyball player. She plays as an outside hitter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in Tokyo and a bronze medal in Paris.
Career
Guimarães played with her national team, winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.
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. She helped her national team to win the 2015 South American Championship gold medal and she was also awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Hitter.
She led her national team as captain to the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League where they won the silver medal.
Awards
Individuals
- 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
- 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
- 2024 Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
References
- "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.
External links
- Gabriela Guimarães at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Gabriela Guimarães at Olympics.com
- Gabriela Guimarães at Olympedia (archive)
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Madelaynne Montaño | Most Valuable Player of South American Championship 2015 |
Succeeded by Tandara Caixeta |
Preceded by Fernanda Garay Karla Ortiz |
Best Outside Spiker of South American Championship 2015 (with Ángela Leyva) |
Succeeded by Natália Pereira Ángela Leyva |
Preceded by Tatiana Kosheleva and Zhu Ting |
Best Outside Spiker of FIVB Club World Championship 2017 (with Zhu Ting) 2018 (with Zhu Ting) |
Succeeded by Kim Yeon-koung and Kimberly Hill |
Preceded by Michelle Bartsch-Hackley and Zhu Ting |
Best Outside Spiker of FIVB Nations League 2019 (with Liu Yanhan) 2021 (with Michelle Bartsch-Hackley) 2022 (with Caterina Bosetti) |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
Preceded by Miriam Sylla and Zhu Ting |
Best Outside Hitter of FIVB World Championship 2022 (with Miriam Sylla) |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Brazilian women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players from Belo Horizonte
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Brazil
- Outside hitters
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
- VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers
- Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
- Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil