Ana Moser | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Minister of Sports | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 January 2023 – 13 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ronaldo Bento (asMinister of Citizenship) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | André Fufuca | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Ana Beatriz Moser (1968-08-14)14 August 1968 (age 57) Blumenau,Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 310 cm (122 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 289 cm (114 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ana Beatriz Moser (born 14 August 1968) is a Brazilian formervolleyball player and three-time Olympian who played as an outside hitter.[1] She helped make theBrazilian women's national volleyball team a dominant force in the 1990s.[2] From January to September 2023, she served asminister of Sport, and was the first woman to hold the office since its creation in 1995.
Moser was a member of the Brazilian national volleyball team for over a decade, serving as the team captain and winning silver medals at the1994 FIVB World Championship and1995 FIVB World Cup.[2] She then won squad's first Olympic medal at the1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with a bronze medal.[3][4] She participated in the1999 FIVB World Cup, helping Brazil win the bronze medal and qualify for the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and announced her retirement shortly after the Olympics.[5][6] She also participated in the1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Brazil finished in sixth and fourth place, respectively.[2]
In 2009, Moser was inducted into theInternational Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]
After retirement, Moser was involved in various sports-related social projects.[2][7] In 2022, it was announced she would become theMinister of Sports in the incoming government ofLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[8] In September 2023, she was dismissed by President Lula from her position to make room for thecentrão.
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| Preceded byasMinister of Citizenship | Minister of Sports 2023 | Succeeded by |
