Fernanda Garay Explained

Fernanda Garay
Fullname:Fernanda Garay Rodrigues
Nickname:Fê Garay
Birth Date:10 May 1986
Birth Place:Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Weight:74kg (163lb)
Spike:308cm (121inches)
Block:288cm (113inches)
Position:Wing spiker
Currentclub: Praia Clube
Nationalyears:2010–2021
Updated:November 2021

Fernanda Garay Rodrigues (born May 10, 1986) is a retired Brazilian professional volleyball player who won the 2012 Summer Olympics gold medal and the silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics with the Brazilian national team.[1] [2] She is 1.79m (05.87feet) tall. She played with Praia Clube.

Career

Garay is a military sergeant.[3] She played at the 2011 Military World Games volleyball tournament, winning the gold medal[4] and the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker individual awards.[5]

Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Garay won the gold medal in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.

Garay was awarded Best Spiker of the 2012/13 season of the Brazilian Superliga playing with Sollys/Nestlé.[6] She was announced to play for Fenerbahçe for the 2013/14 club season.[7]

Garay won one of the Best Outside Hitters awards during the 2013 South American Championship.[8] Her National Team won the Continental Championship qualifying to the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup and the 2014 World Championship.[9]

After signing with the Russian club, Dinamo Krasnodar for 2014/2015,[10] Garay won the Russian Cup title[11] and the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship silver medal when her team lost to the Turkish Eczacibasi VitrA in the championship match.[12] She was recognized with the Best Outside Spiker individual award.[13] She previously announced the extension of her contract with Krasnodar for the 2015/2016 season,[14] but the club experienced financial problems that led her sign with Dinamo Moscow for that season.[15] With this team, she won the bronze medal of the Russian Cup in December 2015[16] and the Russian league championship in 2016 with a perfect season.[17]

Garay won the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games when her national team was defeated in the championship match 0–3 by the United States.[18]

After winning silver at 2020 Summer Olympics, Garay announced her retirement from international competitions along with libero Camila Brait.[19]

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Awards

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Volleyball . London2012.com . July 30, 2012 . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402025410/http://www.london2012.com/volleyball/event/women/teams/team=brazil-vow400bra01/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Olympics-Volleyball-Brazil win women's volleyball gold medal . August 11, 2012.
  3. News: Clássicos entre Brasil e EUA abrem as competições de Vôlei no Maracanãzinho . pt . Jornal Do Brasil . 2011-07-16 . 2013-09-24.
  4. Web site: Brazil won the first title of Military World Games . Vertex Volley . 2011-07-25 . 2013-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135505/http://www.vertexvolley.com/international-news/brazil-won-the-first-title-of-military-world-games/ . 2013-09-27 . dead.
  5. News: Fernanda Garay decide futuro e é anunciada por grande clube na Turquia . pt . Melhor do Volei . 2013-04-22 . 2013-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927041053/http://www.melhordovolei.com.br/index.php/noticias/internacional/item/4857-fernanda-garay-decide-futuro-e-%C3%A9-anunciada-por-grande-clube-na-turquia . 2013-09-27 . dead.
  6. News: Fernanda Garay deixa o Sollys/Nestlé . pt . Lance!Net . 2013-04-15 . 2013-09-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173145/http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Fernanda-Garay-deixa-SollysNestle_0_901709982.html . 2013-10-14.
  7. Web site: SELEÇÃO FEMININA: O bom momento de Fernanda Garay . Saquarema, Brazil . pt . CBV . 2012-08-11 . 2013-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927062341/http://www.cbv.com.br/cbv2008/noticias.asp?IdNot=18080 . 2013-09-27 . dead.
  8. Web site: SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente . Ica, Peru . es . CSV . 2013-09-22 . 2013-09-22.
  9. Web site: USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup . Lausanne, Switzerland . FIVB . 2013-09-23 . 2013-09-24.
  10. Web site: Fe Garay and Fabiola will join Dinamo Krasnodar after World Champs . Russian Volleyball . 2015-07-15 . 2015-05-12.
  11. News: Dinamo KRASNODAR write history with first Russian Cup title . CEV . Krasnodar, Russia . 2014-12-31 . 2017-04-03.
  12. News: Eczacibasi reach summit of club volleyball at Zurich 2015 . FIVB . Zurich, Switzerland . 2015-05-10 . 2015-05-11.
  13. News: Eczacibasi from the top of Europe to the top of the world . FIVB . Zurich, Switzerland . 2015-05-10 . 2015-05-11.
  14. Web site: Brazilian player Fe Garay extended the contract with Dinamo Krasnodar . Russian Volleyball . 2015-03-25 . 2015-05-12.
  15. Web site: Brazilian Fernanda Garay moves to Dinamo Moscow . Russian Volleyball . 2015-11-25 . 2017-04-03.
  16. Web site: Кубок России. "Динамо" (Москва) - "Северянка" (Череповец) - 3:0 . ru . Dinamo Moscow . 2015-12-03 . 2017-04-03.
  17. News: Dinamo Moscow cap perfect season with fourth national league title . CEV . Moscow, Russia . 2015-04-27 . 2017-04-03.
  18. Web site: USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history . Toronto, Canada . FIVB . 2015-07-25 . 2015-07-26.
  19. Web site: volleyballworld.com. Garay and Brait retire from Brazil national team. 2021-08-12. volleyballworld.com. en.

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