{{Short description|Brazilian volleyball player (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Paula Pequeno | image = Paula cropped, Grand Prix Łódź, Poland.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = | fullname = Paula Renata Marques Pequeno | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Brasília]], [[Federal District (Brazil)|DF]], Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.84|}} | weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | spike = {{convert|302|cm|abbr=on}} | block = {{convert|285|cm|abbr=on}} | position = Outside hitter | currentnumber = 4 | currentclub = Retired | years = | clubs = | nationalyears = 2002–2012 | nationalteam = {{vbw|Brazil}} | updated = March 2015 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[volleyball]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Beijing]]|[[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 London]]|[[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championship]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2006 Japan]]|[[2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2003 Japan]]|[[2003 FIVB Women's World Cup squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2007 Japan]]|[[2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2009 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup|2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka]]|[[2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|World Grand Prix]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|2005 Sendai]]|[[2005 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|2008 Yokohama]]|[[2008 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2010 FIVB World Grand Prix|2010 Ningbo]]|[[2010 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2012 FIVB World Grand Prix|2012 Ningbo]]|[[2012 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2011 Guadalajara]]|[[Volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's team rosters#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[Volleyball at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2007 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Volleyball at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's team rosters#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup|Final Four Cup]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2008 Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup|2008 Fortaleza]]|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|Pan-American Cup]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|2011 Ciudad Juárez]]|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|[[South American Women's Volleyball Championship|South American Championship]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2007 Women's South American Volleyball Championship|2007 Rancagua/Santiago]] |Team}} {{MedalGold| [[2009 Women's South American Volleyball Championship|2009 Porto Alegre]] |Team}} }} {{Portuguese name|Marques|Pequeno}}
'''Paula Renata Marques Pequeno''',<ref name="fullnamebirthplace">{{cite web |title=Paula Pequeno |url=http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/modalidades/volei/brasileiros/paulapequeno.jhtm |access-date=2008-09-17 |publisher=UOL |language=pt}}</ref> better known as '''Paula Pequeno''' (born January 22, 1982), is a Brazilian two-time Olympic gold medal winning [[volleyball]] player.<ref name="beijing">{{cite web |title=Paula Pequeno |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/240189.shtml |access-date=2008-09-17 |publisher=Beijing 2008 Olympic Games website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912170751/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/240189.shtml |archive-date=2008-09-12}}</ref> She was born in [[Brasília]], [[Federal District (Brazil)|Distrito Federal]].<ref name="beijing"/> She plays for [[Vôlei Bauru]]. [[File:Revezamento da tocha olímpica na Catedral Metropolitana (26768622926).jpg|thumb|Pequeno with [[Vanderlei de Lima]] - [[2016 Summer Olympics torch relay]]]]
==Career== Pequeno was part of the National Team which won the gold medal at the [[Volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2011 Pan American Games]] held in [[Guadalajara]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=32693&Language=en |title=Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal |author=FIVB |date=2011-10-20 |access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref>
Pequeno played with [[Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball|Fenerbahçe]] in the [[2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship|2012 FIVB Club World Championship]] held in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's [[Lancheras de Cataño]] 3-0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37121&Language=en |title=Fenerbahce defeat Lancheras for women's bronze medal |location=Doha, Qatar |publisher=FIVB |date=2012-10-19 |access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref>
==Clubs== *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[VC ASBAC|ASBAC]] (1994–1997) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Leites Nestlé]] (1997–1998) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[VC Dayvit|Dayvit]] (1998–1999) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Grêmio de Vôlei Osasco|Finasa Osasco]] (1999–2009) *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[VC Zarechie Odintsovo|Zarechie Odintsovo]] (2009–2010) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vôlei Futuro]] (2010–2012) *{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball|Fenerbahçe Istanbul]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brasília Vôlei]] (2013–2017) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Associação Vôlei Bauru|Vôlei Bauru]] (2017–2018) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Grêmio de Vôlei Osasco|Osasco/Audax]] (2018–2019)
==Awards==
===Individuals=== * ''[[Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship|2000 U20 South American Championship – "Best Spiker"]]'' * ''[[2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix#Individual awards|2005 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most Valuable Player"]]'' * ''[[2007 Women's South American Volleyball Championship#Individual awards|2007 South American Championship – "Most Valuable Player"]]'' * ''2007–08 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Spiker"'' * ''[[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament#Individual awards|2008 Summer Olympics – "Most Valuable Player"]]''
===Clubs=== * 2001–02 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-up, with [[Osasco Voleibol Clube|Finasa Osasco]] * 2002–03 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion, with Finasa Osasco * 2003–04 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion, with Finasa Osasco * 2004–05 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion, with Finasa Osasco * 2005–06 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-up, with Finasa Osasco * 2006–07 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-up, with Finasa Osasco * 2007–08 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-up, with Finasa Osasco * 2008–09 [[Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga|Brazilian Superliga]] – [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-up, with Finasa Osasco * 2009–10 [[Russian Women's Volleyball Super League|Russian Super League]] – [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[VC Zarechye Odintsovo|Zarechye Odintsovo]] * [[2012–13 Women's CEV Cup|2012–13 CEV Cup]] – [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-up, with Fenerbahçe * [[2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship|2012 FIVB Club World Championship]] – [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Bronze medal, with [[Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball|Fenerbahçe]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Paula Pequeno}} * {{FIVB player|112357}} * [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Team=BRA&No=112357 Paula Pequeno] at [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB.org]] World Grand Prix 2009 * {{CEV player}} * {{Olympics.com|paula-pequeno|org_archive=20210412174726}} * {{COB profile|paula-renata-marques-pequeno|Paula Pequeno}} * {{Olympedia|name=Paula}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box |before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Logan Tom]] |after = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sheilla Castro]] |title = Most Valuable Player of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|FIVB World Grand Prix]] |years = [[2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|2005]] }} {{succession box |before = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Feng Kun]] |after = {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Yeon-Koung]] |title = Most Valuable Player of <br>[[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |years = [[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] }} {{s-end}}
{{Brazil squad 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup}} {{Brasil Squad 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship}} {{Brazil squad 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup}} {{Brazil women volleyball team 2008 Olympics}} {{Brazil women volleyball team 2011 Pan American Games}} {{Brazil women volleyball team 2012 Olympics}}
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