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Olympic Games Paris 2024
July 27 - August 9, 2024

(21) Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente, Paraguay

Giuliana Poletti Corrales
Paraguay

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 30, 2000 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Asuncion

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Battipaglia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$6,721.65

Michelle Sharon Valiente Amarilla
Paraguay

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fernando de la Mora

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Battipaglia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$18,682.48

How They Qualified

CSV Confederation (South America) Continental Cup winner representative for Paraguay

Olympic Games Experience
The is the first Olympic Games for both players.

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	US$7,845.43
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	US$7,845.43

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/23-26/2024	Futures Battipaglia	3	1st	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/16-19/2024	Futures Cervia	3	2nd	360	€ 700.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Mon, 7/29/2024

Pool D

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4)

Lost 16-21, 12-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Giuliana Poletti	Total	24	10	3	0.292	0	3	2	6
	1	13	7	2	0.385	0	0	2	3
	2	11	3	1	0.182	0	3	0	3
Michelle Valiente	Total	27	9	3	0.222	0	5	0	1
	1	16	4	2	0.125	0	4	0	1
	2	11	5	1	0.364	0	1	0	0

Wed, 7/31/2024

Pool D

Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (9)

Lost 19-21, 15-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Giuliana Poletti	Total	25	11	4	0.280	1	2	1	5
	1	12	5	2	0.250	1	1	1	3
	2	13	6	2	0.308	0	1	0	2
Michelle Valiente	Total	19	10	2	0.421	0	5	3	0
	1	17	9	1	0.471	0	5	2	0
	2	2	1	1	0.000	0	0	1	0

Sat, 8/3/2024

Pool D

Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (16)

Lost 21-23, 21-18, 12-15

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Giuliana Poletti	Total	41	19	5	0.341	3	4	1	6
	1	19	10	2	0.421	0	2	1	4
	2	11	4	0	0.364	1	1	0	1
	3	11	5	3	0.182	2	1	0	1
Michelle Valiente	Total	22	12	2	0.455	0	8	2	2
	1	8	2	2	0.000	0	2	2	0
	2	11	8	0	0.727	0	5	0	2
	3	3	2	0	0.667	0	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Giuliana Poletti	90	40	12	0.311	4	9	4	17
Michelle Valiente	68	31	7	0.353	0	18	5	3
Total	158	71	19	0.329	4	27	9	20
Opponents	144	88	14	0.514	4	45	12	15

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Did not play	Patricia Caballero - 37th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Did not play	Gabriela Filippo - 17th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Did not play	Patricia Caballero - 37th
2022	World Championships	Rome	Erika Bobadilla - 33rd	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Did not play	Erika Bobadilla - 33rd

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$7,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Giuliana Poletti												Michelle Valiente
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,400.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$9,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$5,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	$1,400.00
3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	1	1	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	$2,350.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
11	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	$6,300.00	Total	35	1	1	1	0	4	7	6	6	1	$18,050.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
2024	FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,700.00	9	4	69.2 %
Total	FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,700.00	9	4	69.2 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Giuliana Poletti													Michelle Valiente
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,700.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,500.00
											2016	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$2,400.00
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
											2019	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2019	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,400.00	2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$2,900.00
5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$850.00	2024	FIVB	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$850.00
10	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	$3,300.00	Total	Total	34	1	1	1	0	4	6	6	6	9	$15,050.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								3 Set Matches		All Matches		By Forfeit
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		By Forfeit
Overall	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	4	36.4%	1	9.1%	6	54.5%	4-7	36.4%	5-1	83.3%	10-7	58.8%	0	0
2023-2024	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	4	36.4%	1	9.1%	6	54.5%	4-7	36.4%	5-1	83.3%	10-7	58.8%	0	0
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite 16/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	9	1
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total	0	0	0	0	8	5	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	13	8

Paraguay Olympic Match Records and Finishes

			Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Contender's Bracket		Winner's Bracket		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Olympics	Seed	Team	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Finish
2024	21	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
Total			0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

#Paraguay Olympic Match Results
0 Wins and 3 Losses

Country	Seed	Round	Location	Season	Team	Country	Seed	Team	Result	Time
Paraguay	21	Pool D	Paris	2024	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente	Canada	4	Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:39
Paraguay	21	Pool D	Paris	2024	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente	Latvia	9	Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:37
Paraguay	21	Pool D	Paris	2024	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente	Switzerland	16	Esmee Bobner/Zoe Verge-Depre	Lost 21-23, 21-18, 12-15	0:54

#21 Seed Match Records and Finishes

		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Contender's Bracket		Winner's Bracket		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Olympics	Team	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Finish
2000	Martina Hudcova/Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19th
2004	Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	17th
2008	Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel, South Africa	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2012	Ana Gallay/Virginia Zonta, Argentina	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2016	Doaa Elghobashy/Nada Meawad, Egypt	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2021	Brackcides Khadambi/Gaudencia Makokha, Kenya	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2024	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente, Paraguay	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19th
Total		1	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19

#21 Seed Head to Head Results
1 Wins and 19 Losses

Seed	Round	Location	Season	Team	Country	Seed	Team	Country	Result	Time
21	Winner 1	Sydney	2000	Martina Hudcova/Tereza Tobiasova	Czech Republic	4	Misty May-Treanor/Holly McPeak	United States	Lost 5-15	0:22
21	Pool D	Athens	2004	Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide	Norway	4	Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs	United States	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:38
21	Pool D	Beijing	2008	Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel	South Africa	4	Chen Xue/Xi Zhang	China	Lost 13-21, 9-21	0:32
21	Pool D	London	2012	Ana Gallay/Virginia Zonta	Argentina	4	Jennifer Kessy/April Ross	United States	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:35
21	Pool D	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Doaa Elghobashy/Nada Meawad	Egypt	4	Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst	Germany	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:34
21	Pool D	Tokyo	2021	Brackcides Khadambi/Gaudencia Makokha	Kenya	4	Rebecca Cavalcanti/Ana Patricia Silva	Brazil	Lost 15-21, 9-21	0:30
21	Pool D	Paris	2024	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente	Paraguay	4	Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson	Canada	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:39
21	Pool D	Athens	2004	Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide	Norway	9	Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder-Benoit	Switzerland	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-13	1:01
21	Pool D	Beijing	2008	Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel	South Africa	9	Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig	Germany	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:34
21	Pool D	London	2012	Ana Gallay/Virginia Zonta	Argentina	9	Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel	Netherlands	Lost 12-21, 16-21	0:35
21	Pool D	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Doaa Elghobashy/Nada Meawad	Egypt	9	Laura Giombini/Marta Menegatti	Italy	Lost 10-21, 13-21	0:35
21	Pool D	Tokyo	2021	Brackcides Khadambi/Gaudencia Makokha	Kenya	9	Kelly Cheng/Sarah Sponcil	United States	Lost 8-21, 6-21	0:24
21	Pool D	Paris	2024	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente	Paraguay	9	Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova	Latvia	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:37
21	Contender 1	Sydney	2000	Martina Hudcova/Tereza Tobiasova	Czech Republic	16	Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri	Greece	Lost 6-15	0:29
21	Pool D	Athens	2004	Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide	Norway	16	Guylaine Dumont/Annie Martin	Canada	Lost 19-21, 27-29	0:52
21	Pool D	Beijing	2008	Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel	South Africa	16	Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani	Greece	Lost 12-21, 8-21	0:34
21	Pool D	London	2012	Ana Gallay/Virginia Zonta	Argentina	16	Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernandez	Spain	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:39
21	Pool D	Rio de Janeiro	2016	Doaa Elghobashy/Nada Meawad	Egypt	16	Jamie Broder/Kristina May	Canada	Lost 12-21, 16-21	0:28
21	Pool D	Tokyo	2021	Brackcides Khadambi/Gaudencia Makokha	Kenya	16	Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova	Latvia	Lost 6-21, 14-21	0:26
21	Pool D	Paris	2024	Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente	Paraguay	16	Esmee Bobner/Zoe Verge-Depre	Switzerland	Lost 21-23, 21-18, 12-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Poletti/Valiente trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
7/29/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool D	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Poletti/Valiente	21	21-16, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
7/31/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool D	Graudina/Samoilova	9	Poletti/Valiente	21	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool D	Bobner/Verge-Depre	16	Poletti/Valiente	21	23-21, 18-21, 15-12	0:54