Virna Dias

Virna Dias
Personal information
Full name Virna Cristine Dantes Dias
Nationality Brazilian
Born 31 August 1971
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Spike 306 cm (120 in)
Block 294 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Retired
Number 10
National team
1991–2004 Brazil
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sidney Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brazil Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1994 Xangai Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Xangai Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Xangai Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yu Xi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Manila Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Japan Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team

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.

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

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