Ana Moser

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Ana Moser
02.01.2023 - Posse de Ana Moser, Ministra dos Esportes (52623937784) (cropped).jpg
Minister of Sports
In office
1 January 2023 –13 September 2023
Women's volleyball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Brazil Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Japan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Tokyo/Osaka
World Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Shanghai
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Shanghai
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Hong Kong
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Shanghai
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Yuxi
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Seattle
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Osasco
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Porto Alegre
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Curitiba

Ana Beatriz Moser (born 14 August 1968) is a Brazilian former volleyball player and three-time Olympian who played as an outside hitter [1] . She helped make the Brazilian women's national volleyball team a dominant force in the 1990s. [2] From January to September 2023, she served as minister of Sport, and was the first woman to hold the office since its creation in 1995.

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Moser was a member of the Brazilian national volleyball team for over a decade, serving as the team captain and winning silver medals at the 1994 FIVB World Championship and 1995 FIVB World Cup. [2] She then won squad's first Olympic medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with a bronze medal. [3] [4] She participated in the 1999 FIVB World Cup, helping Brazil win the bronze medal and qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and announced her retirement shortly after the Olympics. [5] [6] She also participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Brazil finished in sixth and fourth place, respectively. [2]

In 2009, Moser was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [2]

Personal life

After retirement, Moser was involved in various sports-related social projects. [2] [7] In 2022, it was announced she would become the Minister of Sports in the incoming government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. [8] In September 2023, she was dismissed by President Lula from her position to make room for the centrão .

Awards

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Ana Moser". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ana Moser". International Volleyball Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ana Moser". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Madruga, Expedito (17 November 2011). "Ana Moser, ex-capitã da seleção, fala sobre atuação do Brasil no Japão". Globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). G1. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ana Moser: Potência a serviço do Brasil". EU VIVO ESPORTE (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Brazil preparing 2027 Women's World Cup bid". The New York Times . 7 March 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.(subscription required)
  8. ↑ Gabriel, João (26 December 2022). "Ana Moser comandará Esporte com desafio de reconduzir pasta ao status de ministério". FOLHA DE S.PAULO (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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Preceded by
Ronaldo Bento
as Minister of Citizenship 		Minister of Sports
2023		Succeeded by
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