{{short description|Brazilian volleyball player (born 1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Menezes}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Valeska Menezes | image = Valeska Menezes.jpg | imagesize = | fullname = Valeska dos Santos Menezes | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|04|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Niterói]], Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | spike = {{convert|302|cm|abbr=on}} | block = {{convert|290|cm|abbr=on}} | position = Middle blocker | currentclub = Curitiba Vôlei | currentnumber= | years1 = 1994–1997 | years2 = 1997–2000 | years3 = 2000–2001 | years4 = 2001–2007 | years5 = 2007–2008 | years6 = 2008–2009 | years7 = 2009–2010 | years8 = 2010–2014 | years9 = 2014–2016 | years10 = 2016–2017 | years11 = 2017–2022 | club1 = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Esporte Clube Pinheiros (women's volleyball)|Pinheiros]] | club2 = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rexona-Ades]] | club3 = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Mirim Flamengo]] | club4 = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Osasco Voleibol Clube|Osasco Vôlei]] | club5 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Asystel Volley|Asystel Novara]] | club6 = {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Karşıyaka S.K.|DYO Karşıyaka]] | club7 = {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray Women's Volleyball Team|Galatasaray Medical Park]] | club8 = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube|Unilever/Rio]] | club9 = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Associação Vôlei Bauru|Vôlei Bauru]] | club10 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Clube Curitibano | club11 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Curitiba Vôlei | nationalyears = 2002–2008 | nationalteam = {{vbw|Brazil}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[volleyball]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|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]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2003 FIVB Women's World Cup|2003 Japan]]|[[2003 FIVB Women's World Cup squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup|2005 Nagoya]] |[[2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB World Grand Prix|World Grand Prix]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2004 FIVB World Grand Prix|2004 Reggio Calabria]]|[[2014 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2005 FIVB World Grand Prix|2005 Sendai]]|[[2014 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2006 FIVB World Grand Prix|2006 Reggio Calabria]]|[[2014 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2008 FIVB World Grand Prix|2008 Yokohama]]|[[2014 FIVB World Grand Prix squads#.C2.A0Brazil|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup|Final Four Cup]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2008 Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup|2008 Fortaleza]]|}} }}

'''Valeska dos Santos Menezes''' (born 23 April 1976; nicknamed '''Valeskinha''') is a Brazilian [[volleyball]] player.

She represented Brazil at the [[1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://todor66.com/volleyball/World_Cup/Women_1999.html|title=Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba|last=Krastev|first=Todor|website=todor66.com|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> and [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens, Greece]]. She was named "Best Blocker" at the [[2003 FIVB Women's World Cup]] in [[Japan]], where the [[Brazil women's national volleyball team|Brazilian national team]] claimed the silver medal.

==Awards==

===Individuals=== * ''[[2002 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|2002 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Blocker"]]'' * ''[[2003 FIVB Women's World Cup|2003 FIVB World Cup – "Best Blocker"]]'' * ''2003–04 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"'' * ''2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"'' * ''[[2005 Women's South American Volleyball Championship|2005 South American Championship – "Most Valuable Player"]]'' * ''2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Blocker"''

==References== <references />

==External links== *[http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldCup/2003/women2/Teams/VB_Player.asp?No=13243 FIVB profile] *{{commonscatinline}}

{{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box | |before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Danielle Scott-Arruda]] |after = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasiya Kodirova|Anastasiya Belikova]] |title = Best Blocker of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|FIVB World Grand Prix]] |years = [[2002 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix|2002]] |}} {{succession box | |before = {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Mirka Francia]] |after = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simona Gioli]] |title = Best Blocker of <br>[[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|FIVB World Cup]] |years = [[2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup|2003]] |}} {{s-end}}

{{Brazil squad 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup}} {{Brazil women volleyball team 2008 Olympics}}

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