Virna Dias
Personal information
Full name	Virna Cristine Dantes Dias
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1971-08-31) 31 August 1971 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Spike	306 cm (120 in)
Block	294 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Retired
Number	10
National team
1991–2004  Brazil
Honours Women’s volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sidney Team World Championship 1994 Brazil Team World Cup 1995 Japan Team 2003 Japan Team 1999 Japan Team World Grand Prix 1994 Xangai Team 1996 Xangai Team 1998 Hong Kong Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team 1995 Xangai Team 1999 Yu Xi Team 2000 Manila Team World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan Team Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team CSV South American Championship 1995 Porto Alegre 1997 Lima 1999 Valencia 2003 Bogotá 1993 Cusco

Virna Cristine Dantes Dias (born 31 August 1971, in Natal) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team.^[1]

Dias also competed at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup,^[2] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze once again, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.^[1]

Clubs

• Lufkin (1986–1990)
• Virtus Reggio Calabria (1991–1992)
• Ribeirão Preto (1992–1993)
• BCN Guarujá (1993–1994)
• Minas Tênis Clube (1994–1995)
• Tietê (1995–1996)
• Minas Tênis Clube (1996–1997)
• União (1997–1998)
• Uniban (1998–1999)
• Flamengo (1999–2001)
• BCN Osasco (2001–2003)
• Minas Tênis Clube (2003–2004)
• Chieri Torino (2004–2005)
• Rio de Janeiro (2008–2009)

Awards

References

External links

• Virna Dias at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Virna Dias at WorldofVolley
• Virna Dias at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
• Virna Dias at Olympedia
• Virna Dias at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
• Volleybox.net Profile
• databaseOlympics (archived)