Full name Larissa Franca Role Player Nickname Larissa Height 1.74 m | Weight 68 kg Name Larissa Franca | |
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Born April 14, 1982 (age 41) Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, ES, Brazil ( 1982-04-14 ) Similar People | ||
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Larissa França (born April 14, 1982 in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim) is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Juliana Felisberta and the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour with Talita Antunes.
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Career
With Juliana, Larissa won two Pan American Games titles – 2007 and 2011 - and the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Four years prior, Larissa had to play the 2008 Summer Olympics with Ana Paula Connelly following an injury to Juliana, finishing in fifth place. Before, she had won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.
After a brief two year retirement following the 2012 Olympics, Larissa went back to activity in 2014 in a double with Talita Antunes. The duo went on to win the gold medal at the 2015 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals and earn a spot into the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The pair participated in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio. The pair won their quarter final match against The Swiss team of Joana Heidrich and Nadine Zumkehr in a nail biting match of 3 sets (21-23, 27-25, 15-13) in the quarter final Played August 14, 2016.
The pair lost in straight sets to Ludwig and Walkenhosrt in the Semi Final match. Next they go for Bronze. The pair lost to the United States team of April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings in 3 sets of (21–17, 17–21, 9–15), they finished 4th.
Personal life
Larissa was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, and moved at a young age to the state of Pará. A sports enthusiast from a young age, she earned a volleyball scholarship in high school and went on to start her professional career at Tuna Luso Brasileira. She moved to beach volleyball in 2001, following an event held by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation in Fortaleza.
On August 2013, Larissa married fellow female player Liliane Maestrini, about one month after they came out about their relationship.