Milka Silva

Milka Marcília Medeiros Silva (born 18 July 1994) is a Brazilian indoor volleyball player. She is a current member of the Brazil women's national volleyball team.[1]

Milka Silva
Personal information
Full nameMilka Marcília Medeiros Silva
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Gameleira, Bahia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike307 cm (121 in)
Block291 cm (115 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubSesc-RJ
Number1
National team
2019–Brazil
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing  Brazil
FIVB U23 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Ankara

Career

She participated at the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship, 2015 FIVB U23 World Championship,[2] and 2019 FIVB Nations League.[3]

Clubs

Personal life

Milka is openly lesbian and is married with the Argentine volleyball player Emilce Sosa.[4]

References

  1. "Nations League bio". Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. "Team Roster - Brazil - FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 2015". 2016-02-21. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  3. "Team Roster - Brazil - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  4. Canossa, Carolina (28 June 2018). "Dia do Orgulho LGBTI: jogadoras falam como o vôlei as levou ao casamento" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Infobae. Retrieved 30 August 2019.


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