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Dani Lins

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Lins.

Dani Lins
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Rodrigues Lins
Born (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39)
Recife, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spike290 cm (114 in)
Block276 cm (109 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubBrazil Vôlei Bauru
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2005
2005–2006
2006–2011
2011–2014
2014–2017
2018–2019
2019–		Brazil Finasa Osasco
Brazil Esporte Clube Pinheiros
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Brazil SESI-SP
Brazil Molico Osasco
Brazil Hinode Barueri
Brazil Vôlei Bauru
National team
2009–2021 Brazil
Honours
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Italy Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Japan
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sapporo Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ningbo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ningbo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Omaha Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ciudad Juárez
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 2011 Callao
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rimini Team

Danielle Rodrigues Lins[1][2] (born 5 January 1985), better known as Dani Lins, is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as a setter.[3] She represented her country at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, where they won the gold medal. In 2012, she became an Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

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Born in Recife,[3] Dani Lins defended for Finasa/Osasco from 2003 to 2005, moving to Pinheiros/Blue Life for the 2005–06 season,[4] then joining Unilever in 2006.

Lins won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated the Swiss club Voléro Zürich, 3–2.[5]

National team

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Dani Lins helped her country finish in fourth place at the Pan American Games and in the Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, both played in 2003.[4] Brazilian national team head coach Zé Roberto chose her on 1 August 2009, to replace Fofão as the team captain.[6] She won the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2009.[7]

Lins was part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also won the Best Setter award.[8]

In 2012 Dani won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Lins played with her national team,[9] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[10] when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.[11]

Awards

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Individuals

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dani Lins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Dani Lins" (in Portuguese). Rexona-Ades. Retrieved 24 August 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Dani Lins". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Danielle Rodrigues Lins (Dani Lins)" (in Portuguese). Central Esportiva. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Dani Lins aceita missão de substituir Fofão: 'Acho essa ideia ótima'" (in Portuguese). [O Globo. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "No limite, Brasil ganha o 8° Grand Prix". Folha de S. Paulo. Esportes: D5. 24 August 2009.
  8. ^ FIVB (20 October 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  11. ^ Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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Awards
Preceded by Best Setter of
South American Championship
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2011
2014 		Succeeded by