Walewska Oliveira Explained

Walewska Oliveira
Fullname:Walewska Moreira de Oliveira
Birth Date:1 October 1979
Birth Place:Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height:1.9m (06.2feet)
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Spike:310cm (120inches)
Block:290cm (110inches)
Position:Middle blocker
Nationalyears:1998–2008, 2013

Walewska Moreira de Oliveira (1 October 1979 – 21 September 2023) was a Brazilian volleyball player[1] in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a bronze medal with the women's national team in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.[2] [3] Walewska also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Walewska Oliveira died in São Paulo on 21 September 2023, at the age of 43.[4]

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Walewska died on the night of 21 September 2023 while travelling to São Paulo for the launch of her book. According to the Civil Police, who are investigating the circumstances, she fell from the 17th floor of a building in the Jardins neighbourhood, west of central São Paulo.[7] [8] According to the document, the incident took place at 6:09 pm on that date.[9]

According to a police report obtained by the newspaper O Tempo, Walewska left a letter on the table in the leisure area, together with a bottle of wine with a glass, both half-full with wine, as well as a cellphone and a folder containing the letter, which was apparently a farewell message from her.[10]

Walewska's death is being investigated as a suicide.[11] Four death notes were found, each addressed towards someone, namely Walewska's parents, her brother, her friend and best man Luiz Gustavo Del Maestro, and two friends from volleyball, coach Bernardinho and player Virna Dias. Dias revealed that in her letter, Walewska wrote that the instigator for the suicide was discovering her husband had a child with another woman.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIVB Biography – Walewska Oliveira . www.fivb.org . 27 June 2019 . 6 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170706093058/http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/2013/Women/Players.asp?Tourn=WGCC2013&Team=BRA&No=110094 . live .
  2. Web site: Team roster – Brazil – Olympic Games. www.fivb.org. 27 June 2019. 22 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022122343/http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/2008/W/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TEAM=BRA&TRN=WOG2008. live.
  3. Web site: Olympic results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000911/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/walewska-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Walewska, campeã olímpica, morre aos 43 anos . . 22 September 2023 . Portuguese . 22 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922031503/https://ge.globo.com/volei/noticia/2023/09/21/walewska-campea-olimpica-morre-aos-43-anos.ghtml . live .
  5. Web site: Brazil claim seventh World Grand Prix title with perfect 5–0 record . FIVB World Grand Prix . 27 June 2019 . 18 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918054438/http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/Press/viewNews.asp?No=17633 . live .
  6. Web site: Rexona-Sesc Rio claim 4th continental title and ticket to Club Worlds. FIVB. 18 February 2017. 27 June 2019. 27 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227072156/http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=66132&Language=en#.WKnVAfkrLIU=. live.
  7. Web site: Boletim de ocorrência diz que Walewska caiu do 17º andar; polícia investiga. 22 September 2023. 22 September 2023. ge. pt-br.
  8. Web site: Parrela. Túlio Kaizer, Leonardo. Morre Walewska, campeã olímpica pela Seleção Brasileira de Vôlei, aos 43 anos. 22 September 2023. CNN Brasil.
  9. Web site: Assumpção . Gustavo . Walewska: o que se sabe sobre a morte da jogadora de vôlei que deixou fãs perplexos . . 22 September 2023. 22 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Walewska teria deixado carta antes de queda de 17º andar de prédio . . 22 September 2023 . 22 September 2023.
  11. Web site: Polícia encontra bilhete e suspeita de suicídio de campeã olímpica Walewska. 22 September 2023. 22 September 2023. uol.
  12. Web site: Antes de morrer, Walewska teria descoberto que marido teve filho fora do casamento. pt. Rádio Itatiaia. 22 November 2023. Pedro Leite, Hugo Lobão . 4 December 2023 .
  13. https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/gente/segredos-revelados-antes-de-morrer-jogadora-walewska-deixou-carta-chocante-de-despedida,8deaabda7f8c67ae1bd0b68be1613afaxyfdtc8j.html Segredos revelados! Antes de morrer, jogadora Walewska deixou carta chocante de despedida