Fernanda Venturini

Fernanda Porto Venturini (born 24 October 1970, in Araraquara) is a former volleyball player from Brazil and a four-time Olympian. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the bronze medal with the Brazilian women's national volleyball team. She is regarded as one of the best setters of all time.

Fernanda Venturini
Personal information
Full nameFernanda Porto Venturini Rezende
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1970-10-24) 24 October 1970
Araraquara, São Paulo
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spike292 cm (115 in)
Block280 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number14
National team
1984–2004 Brazil
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championship
1994 BrazilTeam
World Cup
1995 JapanTeam
2003 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 Japan
World Grand Prix
1994 Xangai
1996 Xangai
2004 Reggio CalabriaTeam
1995 Xangai
Goodwill Games
1990 Seattle
Pan American Games
1991 HavanaTeam
CSV South American Championship
1991 Osasco
1995 Porto Alegre
2003 Bogotá
1989 Curitiba
1993 Cusco

In 2022, Venturini was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

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