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Walewska Oliveira

1979 - 2023

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Walewska Moreira de Oliveira (1 October 1979 – 21 September 2023) was a Brazilian volleyball player in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a bronze medal with the women's national team in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Walewska also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. Walewska Oliveira died in São Paulo on 21 September 2023, at the age of 43. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walewska Oliveira is the 73rd most popular volleyball player, the 1,286th most popular biography from Brazil and the 11th most popular Brazilian Volleyball Player.

Walewska Oliveira was a Brazilian volleyball player known for her successful career as a middle blocker, representing Brazil in multiple international competitions, including the Olympics. She was part of the Brazilian national team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Walewska Oliveira ranks 73 out of 199. Before her are György Grozer, Joanna Wołosz, Taismary Agüero, Antoine Brizard, Robertlandy Simón, and Dragan Travica. After her are Monica De Gennaro, Francesca Piccinini, Yūki Ishikawa, Paola Egonu, Micah Christenson, and Foluke Gunderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Walewska Oliveira ranks 696. Before her are Masashi Motoyama, Norbert Hauata, Jan Hernych, Pavel Volya, Lee Soo-young, and Zlatan Bajramović. After her are Jesse Carmichael, Tatiana Poutchek, Fani Chalkia, Bujar Osmani, Baron Davis, and Yao Aziawonou. Among people deceased in 2023, Walewska Oliveira ranks 586. Before her are John Hollins, Zia Mohyeddin, Phyllis Coates, Gita Mehta, Gino Mäder, and Eddie Bernice Johnson. After her are Rebecca Blank, Elena Pampoulova, Lieuwe Westra, Zahara, Bishan Singh Bedi, and Satish Kaushik.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Walewska Oliveira ranks 1,286 out of 2,236. Before her are Alicilio Pinto Silva Junior (1977), Carlos Vinícius (1995), Sinha (1976), Alex Alves (1974), Edu Dracena (1981), and Rodrigo Gral (1977). After her are Luiz Henrique (2001), Fabão (1976), Abuda (1986), Bruno Uvini (1991), Marco Aurelio Silva Businhani (1972), and Angelo Carlos Pretti (1965).

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Brazil

Among volleyball players born in Brazil, Walewska Oliveira ranks 11. Before her are Gabriela Guimarães (1994), Thaísa Menezes (1987), Ricardo Garcia (1975), Bruno Rezende (1986), Murilo Endres (1981), and Gustavo Endres (1975). After her are Sheilla Castro (1983), Wallace de Souza (1987), Ana Carolina da Silva (1991), Ricardo Lucarelli (1992), Fofão (1970), and Jaqueline Carvalho (1983).

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