Talita Antunes
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Talita Antunes da Rocha (born August 29, 1982) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker.[1] She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005, and World Tour Winner twice, in 2013 and 2015.
Career
Born in
After Silva was injured, Talita continued the 2002 season with
In 2009, Talita forged a new partnership with Maria Elisa Antonelli. They won gold in the 2009 Swatch FIVB World Tour in China, South Korea, Switzerland, and Norway. They also won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. Their strong partnership landed Talita and Maria 1st overall ranking in the 2009 Brazilian Beach Volleyball Circuit and 2nd overall ranking in the 2009 World Ranking. Talita and Maria Elisa went to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but were upset in the round of 16 by a Czech double.
After the Olympics, Talita partnered with Taiana Lima and won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour for the first time in 2013. The following year, Larissa França, a former world champion who won bronze in London, signed to form a partnership with Talita aiming the 2016 Summer Olympics Brazil would host in Rio de Janeiro.[2] Larissa and Talita were World Tour champions and Team of the Year in 2015, and were deemed favorites for the Olympic gold.[3] Talita got to her second Olympic semifinal after a hard-fought win over the Swiss team of Joana Heidrich and Nadine Zumkehr in the quarterfinals,[4] but went on to lose 2–0 to the Germans Ludwig and Walkenhosrt in the semi-final.[5] April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings (the latter of whom also beat Talita in the 2008 semifinal) then won the bronze medal over the team in 3 sets.
Personal life
Talita is married to Renato França, who coaches male beach volleyball squad Pedro Solberg and Evandro Oliveira.[6]
References
- ^ Dorfman, Blake (August 6, 2016). "The Toughest Challenges for Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ Carol Fontes (17 June 2016). "Larissa volta a jogar e fecha parceria com Talita em busca do ouro em 2016". Grupo Globo. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Roy Tomizawa (21 July 2016). "Rio's Golden Favorites: Women's Brazilian Beach Volleyball". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Swiss Strong, Brazilians Better" (Press release). FIVB. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Ludwig & Walkenhorst dominate Brazilians for golden Beach berth". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Técnico de Solberg, marido de Talita: trabalho em 1º lugar pelo pódio no Rio". Grupo Globo. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
External links
- TalitaAntunes.com at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2011)
- Talita Da Rocha Antunes at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Talita Da Rocha Antunes at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Talita Rocha at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Talita Rocha at Olympics.com
- Talita Rocha at Olympic.org (archived)
- Talita (full name: Talita Antunes da Rocha) at Olympedia