Raquel Peluci Xavier Camargo da Silva (born April 30, 1978), more commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who played for the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won a bronze medal. Raquel also claimed a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
| Raquel Silva | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Raquel Peluci Xavier Camargo da Silva | ||
| Born | April 30, 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
| Spike | 300 cm (118 in) | ||
| Block | 282 cm (111 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
Individual awards
- 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Server"
- 2007–08 Korean V-League – "Best Server"
References
- (in Portuguese) UOL profile
External links
- Raquel Silva at Olympedia
- Raquel Silva at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Volleybox.net profile
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