Sheilla Castro

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Sheilla Castro
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Personal information
Full nameSheilla Castro
Born (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983 (age 41)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker/Outside Hitter
National team
 2001–2016 / 2019-2021Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Sheilla Tavares de Castro (born 1 July 1983) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. On both occasions the Brazilian national team won the gold medal. She also played the 2016 Summer Olympics, when Brazil placed fifth. She retired on April 9, 2022. [1]

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Career

Castro played as opposite in the Brazilian national team and with Molico/Osasco. She made her debut for the national team against Colombia.

Castro was named "Most valuable player" at the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and at the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, with Brazil winning the gold medal both times. At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Castro was given the "Most valuable player" award, [2] also winning the gold medal with her national team. [3]

Castro was part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. [4]

Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Castro won the gold medal and the "Most valuable player" and "Best scorer" awards in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar. [5]

Castro won the "Best opposite" award and the gold medal with her National Team in the 2013 South American Championship held in Ica, Peru. [6] Castro won the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the championship match. [7]

Castro played with her national team, [8] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship [9] when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match. [10] She won the Best Opposite Spiker in the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix. [11]

After finishing the 2016 Olympic Games in 5th place, Castro announced her retirement from the national team. [12] In 2019, without playing for three years even for clubs, she decided to return to the national team and played the 2019 FIVB World Cup and the 2019 South American Championship. [13] [14]

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Clubs

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References

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  2. NORCECA (9 July 2011). "Brazilian Sheilla Castro the MVP of the Pan Am Cup" . Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (10 July 2011). "Copa Panamericana Femenina: Brasileñas son nuevas reinas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  4. FIVB (20 October 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal" . Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. FIVB (19 October 2012). "Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha". Doha, Qatar. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  6. "SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente" (in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2006
2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB Club World Championship

2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Scorer of
FIVB Club World Championship

2012
Succeeded by
Not awarded
Preceded by Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Opposite Spiker of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Hitter of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2016
ex aequo Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Hill
Succeeded by