Gabriela Guimarães

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Braga and the second or paternal family name is Guimarães.
Gabriela Guimarães
Guimarães in 2022
Personal information
Full nameGabriela Braga Guimarães
NicknameGabi; Daughter Of The Volleyball God
Born (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block289 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current club Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2009–2011
  • 2011–2018
  • 2018–2019
  • 2019–2024
  • 2024–present
National team
2012 – Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team
2024 Paris Team
World Championship
2022 Poland/Netherlands Team
2014 Italy Team
World Grand Champions Cup
2017 Japan Team
Nations League
2019 Nanjing Team
2021 Rimini Team
2022 Ankara Team
World Grand Prix
2013 Sapporo Team
2014 Tokyo Team
2016 Bangkok Team
2015 Omaha Team
South American Championship
2013 Ica Team
2015 Cartagena Team
2021 Barrancabermeja Team
2023 Recife Team
Last updated: 25 June 2021

Gabriela Braga Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡabɾiˈɛlɐ ˈbɾaɡɐ ɡimaˈɾɐ̃j̃s]; born 19 May 1994), also known by her nickname Gabi,[1] is a Brazilian professional indoor volleyball player.[2] She plays as an outside hitter.[3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in Tokyo and a bronze medal in Paris.[4]

Career

Guimarães practiced swimming, tennis, and football in Belo Horizonte, before starting volleyball at the age of 14. She joined the volleyball team at Colégio Pitágoras to be close to her friends,[5] and since the school had a partnership with the Minas Tênis Clube, she tried to join their team. However, she was rejected for being considered too short. She then moved to Mackenzie Esporte Clube, where her aunt had previously won a volleyball championship. Coach Delicélio Rodrigues gave her an opportunity.[6]

In her first year at Mackenzie, Guimarães was selected for the Minas Gerais youth state team, which finished ninth in the Brazilian Championship of State Teams held in Fortaleza, Ceará.[7] Soon after, she was called up to the Brazil national youth team for the 2010 South American Championship in Lima, Peru. Guimarães helped Brazil win the title and was individually recognized as the tournament's Best Spiker and Most Valuable Player (MVP).[8]

She also represented Minas Gerais in the national youth championship (Special Division), again in Fortaleza, finishing fifth.[9]

In 2010, playing for BMG/Mackenzie, she won the Minas Gerais state championship[10] and competed in the 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga, where her team finished ninth.[11]

She returned to the national team to play in the 2011 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship in Ankara, Turkey, wearing jersey number 8.[12] Brazil finished sixth, but Guimarães stood out individually, scoring 155 points to become the tournament's top scorer.[13] She was also sixth among best spikers,[14] sixteenth among best blockers,[15] fourteenth among best servers,[16] tenth among best diggers,[17] and also stood out for her reception performance.[18]

Guimarães continued with BMG/Mackenzie in 2011, finishing as runner-up in the Minas Gerais state championship[19] and playing in the 2011–12 Brazilian Superliga, where the team finished seventh after the quarterfinals.[20]

She was once again called to represent the Minas Gerais team in the 2012 Brazilian Championship (youth category), 1st Division, held in Minas Gerais, where she helped the team secure the title.[21]

Guimarães played with her national team,[22] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[23] when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.[24]

During the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, Guimarães played with the Brazilian club Rexona Ades Rio and her team lost the bronze medal match to the Swiss Voléro Zürich.[25] She helped her national team to win the 2015 South American Championship gold medal[26] and she was also awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Hitter.[27]

In May 2018, Guimarães ended her six-year stint with Rio de Janeiro and signed with Camponesa/Minas TC in Belo Horizonte. She stated that her decision to join the club was influenced by the opportunity to reunite with Natália Pereira, who had joined Minas shortly before, and also to be closer to her family before considering a move abroad. She won the 2018 Minas Gerais State Championship with Minas,[28] and competed in the 2018 FIVB Club World Championship in Shaoxing. In the semifinals, she played a key role in helping her team come back from a 24–19 deficit in the second set against favorites Eczacıbaşı VitrA, securing a spot in the final.[29] The team won the silver medal, and Gabi was named Best Outside Spiker of the tournament.[30]

With Itambé/Minas, she won the 2019 Copa Brasil held in Gramado,[31] and also became a two-time South American Club Champion in 2019 in Belo Horizonte, where she was awarded Best Outside Spiker.[32] She also helped the team win the 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga and was selected as the second Best Outside Spiker of the season.[33]

In 2019, she also helped the Brazil national team win the silver medal at the Nations League, after losing the final to the United States. Gabi was named Best Outside Spiker of the tournament.

Following her performances, she signed with Turkish powerhouse Vakifbank Istanbul for the 2019–20 season and played there until 2024.

In 2021, Guimarães led the national team to two silver medals — at the Nations League and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[34]

She led her national team as captain[35] to the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League where they won the silver medal.[36]

During her third Olympic appearance at Paris 2024, Guimarães blamed herself for the semifinal loss to the United States, stating she struggled to find her rhythm despite her tactical importance,[37] but bounced back to help Brazil win the bronze medal against Turkey and was named one of the tournament's Best Outside Spikers.[38]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

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  4. ^ "Volleyball BRAGA GUIMARAES Gabriela - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Gabi faces the challenge of being faster than time itself". O Globo (in Portuguese). 16 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Muito Prazer, Gabi" (PDF). Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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  39. ^ "Conegliano per l'8a volta Campione d'Italia". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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