Isabel Salgado

Isabel Salgado
Isabel Salgado
Personal information
Full name	Maria Isabel Barroso Salgado Alencar
Born	2 August 1960; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	16 November 2022 (aged 62); São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	7
National team
1977-1989	Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games

Maria Isabel Barroso Salgado Alencar (2 August 1960 – 16 November 2022) was a Brazilian volleyball player and coach. She played for the Brazilian national team for ten years, with appearances at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1986 FIVB World Championship.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Salgado was mother of Pedro Solberg Salgado,^[1] Maria Clara Salgado [pt], and Carolina Solberg Salgado, all of whom are beach volleyball players.^[3] She died from acute respiratory distress syndrome in São Paulo on 16 November 2022, at the age of 62.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Isabel". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball X World Championship 1986 Praha, Czechoslovakia 02-13.09 Champion China". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Morre Isabel Salgado, uma das principais atletas do vôlei brasileiro". RedeTV! (in Portuguese). 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.