Tragedy: the Olympic medalist who died after falling from a 17th floor: Walewska Oliveira – Other Sports – Sports

Former Brazilian volleyball player Walewska Oliveira, gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, died on Thursday night in São Paulo at the age of 43.

The Public Security Secretariat of the state of São Paulo issued a statement in which it reported that it was “investigating the death” and indicated that the presence of forensic experts at the scene had been requested.
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What is known

According to the note, details will be “preserved” to guarantee the autonomy of police work.

The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation expressed in a statement its “immense regret” for the death of Walewska, whom it called a “great player”, and expressed its solidarity with family and friends.

Also former volleyball player Ana Moser, until recently Brazil’s Minister of Sports, highlighted on social networks that Walewska was a “kind and intelligent warrior” always “dedicated” to the teams with which she competed.

In addition to the gold medal in Beijing, Walewska was part of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and placed fourth at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Committed suicide?

Called up to the Brazilian national team for the first time in 1997, the player won gold at the 1999 Pan American Games, held in Canada.

In a career spanning more than 20 years, Walewska played with a dozen teams in Brazil, as well as for the Spanish Grupo 2002 Murcia and the Italian Sirio Perugia.

After retiring from professional competition, the former player maintained a podcast called “OlympicMind” in which she shared her experience as an athlete and recently released a biography about her life titled “Other networks.”

According to O Globo, the investigation indicates the possibility of suicide, since the player fell from the 17th floor of a building.
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The body of former volleyball player and Olympic champion Walewska Oliveira was buried in Belo Horizonte this Saturday morning (23).

The wake began at 6am, at the Bosque da Esperança Cemetery, in the Jaqueline neighborhood, in the North of the city. The burial took place at 10 am. pic.twitter.com/aSbMftdBVh

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2023-09-23 15:59:06
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