Jump to content
 







Main menu
    


Navigation  


●Main page
 ●Contents
 ●Current events
 ●Random article
 ●About Wikipedia
 ●Contact us
 ●Donate
  



Contribute  


●Help
 ●Learn to edit
 ●Community portal
 ●Recent changes
 ●Upload file
  







Search  

































●Create account

●Log in
 









●Create account
 ● Log in
  



Pages for logged out editors learn more  


●Contributions
 ●Talk
  


















Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Volleyball career  




2 Political career  




3 References  




4 External links  













Leila Barros






●العربية
 ●Deutsch
 ●فارسی
 ●Français
 ●Italiano
 ●مصرى
 ●Nederlands
 ●日本語
 ●Norsk bokmål
 ●Polski
 ●Português
 ●Svenska
  
Edit links
  








●Article
 ●Talk
  
















●Read
 ●Edit
 ●View history
  







Tools
    


Actions  


●Read
 ●Edit
 ●View history
  



General  


●What links here
 ●Related changes
 ●Upload file
 ●Special pages
 ●Permanent link
 ●Page information
 ●Cite this page
 ●Get shortened URL
 ●Download QR code
 ●Wikidata item
  



Print/export  


●Download as PDF
 ●Printable version
  



In other projects  


●Wikimedia Commons
  















Appearance
    

 





From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family nameisGomes and the second or paternal family name is de Barros.
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

    Honours

    Women's volleyball
    Representing  Brazil
    Olympic Games
    Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Indoor
    Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Indoor
    World Cup
    Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan Indoor
    Bronze medal – third place 1999 Japan Indoor
    World Grand Prix
    Gold medal – first place 1994 Shanghai
    Gold medal – first place 1996 Shanghai
    Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong
    Gold medal – first place 2004 Reggio Calabria
    Silver medal – second place 1995 Shanghai
    Silver medal – second place 1999 Yu Xi
    Bronze medal – third place 2000 Manila
    Pan American Games
    Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Indoor
    CSV South American Championship
    Gold medal – first place 1991 Osasco
    Gold medal – first place 1995 Porto Alegre
    Gold medal – first place 1999 Valencia
    Silver medal – second place 1993 Cusco
    Women's beach volleyball
    FIVB World Tour
    Gold medal – first place 2006 Canada Open Beach
    Silver medal – second place 2006 Brazil Open Beach
    Bronze medal – third place 2005 Russia Open Beach
    Bronze medal – third place 2006 Norway Grand Slam Beach
    Bronze medal – third place 2006 France Open Beach
    Bronze medal – third place 2006 France Grand Slam Beach
    Bronze medal – third place 2006 Poland Open Beach

    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

    [edit]
    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 OlympicsinAthens, 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

    [edit]

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

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Biografia de Leila Barros". Leila Barros. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  • ^ "Leila Barros profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  • ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  • ^ 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.
    • [edit]
    Awards
    Preceded by

    United States Tara Cross-Battle
    Russia Yevgeniya Artamonova

    		 Most Valuable Player of
    FIVB World Grand Prix
    1996
    1998     		Succeeded by

    Russia Yevgeniya Artamonova
    Brazil Virna Dias

    Preceded by

    Maurren Maggi

    		 Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
    2000     		Succeeded by

    Daniele Hypólito

    Preceded by

     Vassiliki Arvaniti (GRE)

    		 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     		None

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leila_Barros&oldid=1196135502"
    Categories: 
    ●1971 births
     ●Living people
     ●Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
     ●Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians
     ●Brazilian women's volleyball players
     ●Brazilian women's beach volleyball players
     ●Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
     ●Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
     ●Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
     ●Olympic volleyball players for Brazil
     ●Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
     ●Olympic medalists in volleyball
     ●Sportspeople from the Federal District (Brazil)
     ●Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
     ●Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
     ●Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
     ●Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
     ●Opposite hitters
     ●Volleyball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
     ●Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
     ●Brazilian sportsperson-politicians
     Hidden categories: 
    ●CS1 Portuguese-language sources (pt)
     ●Articles with short description
     ●Short description is different from Wikidata
     ●Use dmy dates from January 2024
     ●Pages using embedded infobox templates with the title parameter
     ●Articles using sports links with data from Wikidata
      


    ●This page was last edited on 16 January 2024, at 14:16 (UTC).
    ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.


    ●Privacy policy
    ●About Wikipedia
    ●Disclaimers
    ●Contact Wikipedia
    ●Code of Conduct
    ●Developers
    ●Statistics
    ●Cookie statement
    ●Mobile view


    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki