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Thaisa Menezes

Thaísa Pallesi
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Personal information
Full name Thaísa Daher de Menezes Pallesi
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 29)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Spike 318 cm (125 in)
Block 308 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
Position Middle Blocker
Current club Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Number 6
National team
2005–present Brazil

Thaísa Daher de Menezes Pallesi (born 15 May 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) or simply known as Thaísa Menezes or Thaísa, is a female professional volleyball player from Brazil.

Menezes was part of the Brazilian team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Menezes won the silver medal with Sollys Osasco at the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship. She also earned the Best Spiker award.

At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Menezes was awarded with the Best Blocker award, also won 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, Mexico.

In the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, Thaísa won the silver medal with her national team and the individual award of Best Blocker.

Menezes was part of the National Team which won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, UK.

Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Menezes won the gold medal and the Best Spiker award in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.

Menezes claimed the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with Molico Osasco, when her team lost 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan the championship match. She was named among the championship Best Team as Best Middle Blocker.


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