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Fernanda Garay

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Fernanda Garay
Personal information
Full nameFernanda Garay Rodrigues
NicknameFê Garay
Born(1986-05-10)May 10, 1986(age 38)
Porto Alegre,Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike308 cm (121 in)
Block288 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Current clubBrazilPraia Clube
National team
2010–2021Brazil
Last updated: November 2021

Fernanda Garay Rodrigues(born May 10, 1986) is a Brazilian retired professionalvolleyballplayer who won the2012 Summer Olympicsgold medal and the silver medal at2020 Tokyo Summer Olympicswith theBrazilian national team.[1][2]She is 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) tall. She played withPraia Clube.

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Garay is a militarysergeant.[3]She played at the2011 Military World Gamesvolleyball tournament, winning the gold medal[4]and the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker individual awards.[5]

Playing withSollys Nestlé Osasco,Garay won the gold medal in the2012 FIVB Club World Championshipheld inDoha,Qatar.

Garay was awarded Best Spiker of the 2012/13 season of theBrazilian Superligaplaying withSollys/Nestlé.[6]She was announced to play forFenerbahçefor the 2013/14 club season.[7]

Garay won one of the Best Outside Hitters awards during the2013 South American Championship.[8]Her National Team won the Continental Championship qualifying to the2013 World Grand Champions Cupand the2014 World Championship.[9]

After signing with the Russian club, Dinamo Krasnodar for 2014/2015,[10]Garay won the Russian Cup title[11]and the2015 FIVB Club World Championshipsilver medal when her team lost to the TurkishEczacibasi VitrAin the championship match.[12]She was recognized with the Best Outside Spiker individual award.[13] She previously announced the extension of her contract with Krasnodar for the 2015/2016 season,[14]but the club experienced financial problems that led her sign withDinamo Moscowfor that season.[15]With this team, she won the bronze medal of the Russian Cup in December 2015[16]and theRussian league championshipin 2016 with aperfect season.[17]

Garay won the silver medal at the2015 Pan American Gameswhen her national team was defeated in the championship match 0–3 by the United States.[18]

After winning silver at2020 Summer Olympics,Garay announced her retirement from international competitions along with liberoCamila Brait.[19]

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^"Women's Volleyball".London2012.com. Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2013.RetrievedJuly 30,2012.
  2. ^"Olympics-Volleyball-Brazil win women's volleyball gold medal".RetrievedAugust 11,2012.
  3. ^"Clássicos entre Brasil e EUA abrem as competições de Vôlei no Maracanãzinho".Jornal Do Brasil(in Portuguese). 2011-07-16.Retrieved2013-09-24.
  4. ^"Brazil won the first title of Military World Games".Vertex Volley. 2011-07-25. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-27.Retrieved2013-09-24.
  5. ^"Fernanda Garay decide futuro e é anunciada por grande clube na Turquia".Melhor do Volei(in Portuguese). 2013-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-27.Retrieved2013-09-24.
  6. ^"Fernanda Garay deixa o Sollys/Nestlé".Lance!Net(in Portuguese). 2013-04-15. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-14.Retrieved2013-09-24.
  7. ^"SELEÇÃO FEMININA: O bom momento de Fernanda Garay"(in Portuguese). Saquarema, Brazil: CBV. 2012-08-11. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-27.Retrieved2013-09-24.
  8. ^"SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente"(in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 2013-09-22.Retrieved2013-09-22.
  9. ^"USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup".Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-09-23.Retrieved2013-09-24.
  10. ^"Fe Garay and Fabiola will join Dinamo Krasnodar after World Champs".Russian Volleyball. 2015-07-15.Retrieved2015-05-12.
  11. ^"Dinamo KRASNODAR write history with first Russian Cup title".Krasnodar, Russia: CEV. 2014-12-31.Retrieved2017-04-03.
  12. ^"Eczacibasi reach summit of club volleyball at Zurich 2015".Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10.Retrieved2015-05-11.
  13. ^"Eczacibasi from the top of Europe to the top of the world".Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10.Retrieved2015-05-11.
  14. ^"Brazilian player Fe Garay extended the contract with Dinamo Krasnodar".Russian Volleyball. 2015-03-25.Retrieved2015-05-12.
  15. ^"Brazilian Fernanda Garay moves to Dinamo Moscow".Russian Volleyball. 2015-11-25.Retrieved2017-04-03.
  16. ^"Кубок России." Динамо "(Москва) -" Северянка "(Череповец) - 3:0"(in Russian). Dinamo Moscow. 2015-12-03.Retrieved2017-04-03.
  17. ^"Dinamo Moscow cap perfect season with fourth national league title".Moscow, Russia: CEV. 2015-04-27.Retrieved2017-04-03.
  18. ^"USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history".Toronto, Canada: FIVB. 2015-07-25.Retrieved2015-07-26.
  19. ^volleyballworld.com."Garay and Brait retire from Brazil national team".volleyballworld.com.Retrieved2021-08-12.
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