Virna Dias

Virna Cristine Dantes Dias (born 31 August 1971, in Natal) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dantas and the second or paternal family name is Dias.
Virna Dias
Personal information
Full nameVirna Cristine Dantes Dias
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1971-08-31) 31 August 1971
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Spike306 cm (120 in)
Block294 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubRetired
Number10
National team
1991–2004 Brazil
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 SidneyTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1994 BrazilTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1995 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place1994 XangaiTeam
Gold medal – first place1996 XangaiTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 Hong KongTeam
Gold medal – first place2004 Reggio CalabriaTeam
Silver medal – second place1995 XangaiTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 Yu XiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 ManilaTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegTeam

Dias also competed at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup,[2] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze once again, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

References
  1. "Virna". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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