Leila Barros

Brazilian volleyball player

Leila Barros
Barros' official portrait as senator
Senator for the Federal District
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Senate PSB Leader
In office
12 January 2021 – 19 August 2021
Preceded byVeneziano Vital do Rêgo
Personal details
Born
Leila Gomes de Barros

(1971-09-30) 30 September 1971 (age 52)
Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil[1]
Political partyPDT (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PRB (2013–18)
  • PSB (2018–21)
  • Cidadania (2021–22)
Spouse
Emanuel Rego
(m. 2003)
ChildrenLukas (b. 2011)
Volleyball career
Personal information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spike3.00 m (118 in)
Block2.91 m (115 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Number8

Leila Gomes de Barros (born 30 September 1971)[2] is a Brazilian politician and former volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker. She was a member of the Brazilian squad that had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning the 1996 and 1998 editions of the FIVB World Grand Prix and being rated the Most Valuable Player in each win.

Volleyball career

Leila Barros during her volleyball career in 2007

Barros started competing in volleyball at the age of fifteen. She switched to beach volleyball in July 2001, but returned to the indoor courts in 2003 to help the Brazil women's national volleyball team to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Barros finished in second place in the 1995 and 2003 FIVB World Cup, and won third place in 1999 FIVB World Cup.[3] She also won a silver medal in the 1994 FIVB World Championship. In the Olympics, her Brazilian team won the bronze medal in 1996 and 2000. She has also posed in several magazines, and was one of the most popular players when the Brazilian volleyball team came to the Philippines.

Political career

In October 2018, Barros became the first woman to represent the Federal District of Brazil in the Senate.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Biografia de Leila Barros". Leila Barros. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Leila Barros profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ^ Amorozo, Marcos. "Leila do Vôlei é a primeira mulher eleita para o Senado no Distrito Federal" [Leila do Vôlei is the first woman elected for the Senate in Federal District]. correiobraziliense.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

1996
1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved"
2006
Succeeded by
 Laura Ludwig (GER)
 Tamsin Barnett (AUS)
Federal Senate
Preceded by
Veneziano Vital do Rêgo
Senate PSB Leader
2021
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Brazil squad1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal
Brazil
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Brazil women's volleyball squad1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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Brazil squad1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal
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Brazil women's volleyball squad2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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Men
Women
Fan's Choice
Adhemar Trophy
Lifetime Award
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Members of the Federal Senate of Brazil
President: Rodrigo Pacheco
   

Acre


Alagoas


Amapá


Amazonas


Bahia


Ceará


Espírito Santo

Federal District


Goiás


Maranhão


Mato Grosso


Mato Grosso do Sul


Minas Gerais


Pará

Rondônia


Roraima


Santa Catarina


São Paulo


Sergipe


Tocantins


Notes:

  • a. ^ Permanent substitute
  • b. ^ Temporary substitute