Larissa França

Larissa França
França at the Grand Slam Moscow on September 3, 2012
Personal information
Nickname	Larissa
Born	(1982-04-14) April 14, 1982 (age 34) Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, ES, Brazil
Hometown	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate 2014-present Talita Antunes
Previous teammates
Years Teammate 2004-12 2002-03 Juliana Silva Ana Richa
Honours Women's beach volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2012 London Beach World Championships 2011 Rome Beach 2005 Berlin Beach 2009 Stavanger Beach 2007 Gstaad Beach Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Beach 2011 Guadalajara Beach 2003 Santo Domingo Beach World Tour Finals 2015 Fort Lauderdale Beach

Larissa França (born April 14, 1982 in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim) is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Juliana Felisberta and the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour with Talita Antunes.

With Juliana, Larissa won two Pan American Games titles – 2007 and 2011 - and the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Four years prior, Larissa had to play the 2008 Summer Olympics with Ana Paula Connelly following an injury to Juliana, finishing in fifth place. Before, she had won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.

After a brief two year retirement following the 2012 Olympics, Larissa went back to activity in 2014 in a double with Talita Antunes. The duo went on to win the gold medal at the 2015 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals and earn a spot into the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The pair participated in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio. The pair won their quarter final match against The Swiss team of Joana Heidrich and Nadine Zumkehr in a nail biting match of 3 sets (21-23, 27-25, 15-13) in the quarter final Played August 14, 2016.

The pair lost in straight sets to Ludwig and Walkenhosrt in the Semi Final match. Next they go for Bronze. The pair lost to the United States team of April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings in 3 sets of (21–17, 17–21, 9–15), they finished 4th.