Fabiana Claudino

Fabiana Marcelino Claudino (born 24 January 1985) is a Brazilian volleyball player who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia. She captained Brazil to the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Fabiana Claudino
Personal information
Full nameFabiana Marcelino Claudino
NicknameFabizona
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
HometownBelo Horizonte, Brazil
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike314 cm (124 in)
Block293 cm (115 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubBrazil Osasco Audax
Number1
National team
2003–2016/2018Brazil Brazil
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 ItalyTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2003 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 JapanTeam
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2004 Reggio CalabriaTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 YokohamaTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 SapporoTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 NingboTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 MacauTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 NingboTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place2006 San Juan
Gold medal – first place2011 Ciudad Juárez
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 La Paz
Gold medal – first place 2007 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2011 Callao
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cajamarca
Last updated: 1 September 2019

Personal life

Claudino was born on 24 January 1985 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[1]

Early life

Claudino began playing volleyball in 2000 at Minas Tênis Clube. After one year, in 2011, she won the Junior World Championship.[2]

Career

Claudino was named Best Spiker at the 2006 World Grand Prix in Reggio Calabria, Italy, where Brazil claimed the gold medal for the sixth time at the annual competition. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Claudino was a part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

She played for Turkish professional club Fenerbahçe during the 2011–12 season.[4]

Claudino won one of the Best Middle Blockers awards during the 2013 South American Championship.[5] Her National Team won the Continental Championship qualifying to the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup and the 2014 World Championship.[6]

Claudino won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated the Swiss club Voléro Zürich, 3–2.[7]

Claudino played with her national team,[8] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[9] when her team defeated Italy, 3–2, in the bronze medal match.

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References
  1. "BRA / Brazil - Player's biography". fivb.org. Retrieved 31 Oct 2013.
  2. "Players - Brazil - FIVB World Grand Prix 2016".
  3. FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  4. voleybolunsesi (2011-06-12). "Fenerbahçe Acıbadem'den bir transfer daha". Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  5. "SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente" (in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  6. "USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
  7. "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  8. "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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