Walewska Oliveira

Walewska Moreira de Oliveira (1 October 1979 – 21 September 2023) was a Brazilian volleyball player in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a bronze medal with the women's national team in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Walewska also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Walewska Oliveira died in São Paulo on 21 September 2023, at the age of 43.

Clubs MRV-Sugar/Minas (1997–1998) Rexona (1998–2003) Açucar União/São Caetano (2003–2004) Sirio Perugia (2004–2007) Grupo 2002 Murcia (2007–2008) VC Zarechie Odintsovo (2008–2011) Vôlei Futuro (2011–2012) Vôlei Amil (2012–2014) Minas Tênis Clube (2014–2015) Praia Clube (2015–2018) Osasco Audax (2018–2019) Praia Clube (2019–2022)

Awards Individuals 2007 South American Championship – "Best Server" 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Blocker" 2015–16 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Spiker" 2017 South American Club Championship – "Best Middle Blocker"

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Death Walewska died on the night of 21 September 2023 while travelling to São Paulo for the launch of her book. According to the Civil Police, who are investigating the circumstances, she fell from the 17th floor of a building in the Jardins neighbourhood, west of central São Paulo. According to the document, the incident took place at 6:09 pm on that date.

According to a police report obtained by the newspaper O Tempo, Walewska left a letter on the table in the leisure area, together with a bottle of wine with a glass, both half-full with wine, as well as a cellphone and a folder containing the letter, which was apparently a farewell message from her.

Walewska's death is being investigated as a suicide. Four death notes were found, each addressed towards someone, namely Walewska's parents, her brother, her friend and best man Luiz Gustavo Del Maestro, and two friends from volleyball, coach Bernardinho and player Virna Dias. Dias revealed that in her letter, Walewska wrote that the instigator for the suicide was discovering her husband had a child with another woman.