Raquel Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Camargo and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Raquel Silva
Personal information
Full name	Raquel Peluci Xavier Camargo da Silva
Born	(1978-04-30) April 30, 1978 (age 46) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Spike	300 cm (118 in)
Block	282 cm (111 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	4
National team
1998–2005  Brazil
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team World Cup 2003 Japan Team World Grand Prix 1998 Hong Kong Team 2005 Sendai Team 1999 Yu Xi Team 2000 Quezon City Team Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team CSV South American Championship 2003 Bogotá 2005 La Paz

Raquel Peluci Xavier Camargo da Silva (born April 30, 1978), more commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who played for the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won a bronze medal. Raquel also claimed a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

Individual awards

• 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Server"
• 2007–08 Korean V-League – "Best Server"

References

• (in Portuguese) UOL profile

External links

• Raquel Silva at Olympedia
• Raquel Silva at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
• Volleybox.net profile

Awards
Preceded by Lilia Izquierdo	Best Server of FIVB World Grand Prix 1998	Succeeded by Lyubov Sokolova