Isabel Salgado

Isabel Salgado
Personal information
Full nameMaria Isabel Barroso Salgado Alencar
Born(1960-08-02)2 August 1960
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died16 November 2022(2022-11-16) (aged 62)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number7
National team
1977-1989 Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Team

Maria Isabel Barroso Salgado Alencar (2 August 1960 – 16 November 2022) was a Brazilian volleyball player and coach. She played for the Brazilian national team for ten years, with appearances at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1986 FIVB World Championship.[1][2]

Personal life

Salgado was mother of Pedro Solberg Salgado,[1] Maria Clara Salgado [pt], and Carolina Solberg Salgado, all of whom are beach volleyball players.[3] She died from acute respiratory distress syndrome in São Paulo on 16 November 2022, at the age of 62.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Isabel". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball X World Championship 1986 Praha, Czechoslovakia 02-13.09 Champion China". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Morre Isabel Salgado, uma das principais atletas do vôlei brasileiro". RedeTV! (in Portuguese). 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.