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Wallace de Souza

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Wallace Leandro de Souza (born 26 June 1987), known by the mononym Wallace, is a Brazilian volleyball player, member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion, silver medallist of the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2014 and 2018 World Championship, three–time South American Champion (2011, 2013, 2017). After winning the bronze medal of 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, he announced his retirement from Brazil national team. In January 2023 Wallace expressed his desire to see Brazilian president Lula murdered, publishing a social media poll alongside a photo of himself holding a gun, asking his followers “Would you shoot Lula in the face with this 12 [shotgun?]” The post caused great controversy. The Brazilian Olympic Committee forwarded a representation to the Ethics Council of the entity about the case and the minister of the Social Communication Secretariat of the Federal Government, Paulo Pimenta, called the Attorney General's Office (AGU). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Wallace de Souza is the 95th most popular volleyball player (down from 74th in 2024), the 1,363rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 1,210th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Brazilian Volleyball Player.

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Wallace de Souza ranks 95 out of 199. Before her are Foluke Gunderson, Yumilka Ruiz, Marko Podraščanin, Milena Rašić, Sheilla Castro, and Aleksey Kazakov. After her are Ana Carolina da Silva, Yuan Xinyue, Samuele Papi, Yoshie Takeshita, Marlenis Costa, and Bianka Buša.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Wallace de Souza ranks 581. Before her are Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Ryan Sweeting, Deiveson Figueiredo, and An Chol-hyok. After her are Elvana Gjata, Miki Ando, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Naomi Watanabe, Erwin Hoffer, and Andrey Golubev.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Wallace de Souza ranks 1,363 out of 2,236. Before her are Sheilla Castro (1983), Luis Robson (1974), Deiveson Figueiredo (1987), Washington Luiz Mascarenhas Silva (1978), Maria Paula Silva (1962), and Carlos Henrique Raimundo Rodrigues (1976). After her are José Pedro Santos (1976), Fábio César Montezine (1979), Anderson Gils de Sampaio (1977), José Ilson dos Santos (1975), Luís Alberto (1983), and Bruno Coutinho (1986).

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Brazil

Among volleyball players born in Brazil, Wallace de Souza ranks 16. Before her are Jackie Silva (1962), Leila Barros (1971), Ana Moser (1968), Gustavo Endres (1975), Walewska Oliveira (1979), and Sheilla Castro (1983). After her are Ana Carolina da Silva (1991), Ricardo Lucarelli (1992), Fofão (1970), Jaqueline Carvalho (1983), Sandra Pires (1973), and Leandro Vissotto (1983).

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