Milka Silva
{{Short description|Brazilian volleyball player (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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|fullname=Milka Marcília Medeiros Silva
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|nationality=Brazilian
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1994|7|18|df=y}}
|birth_place=Gameleira, Bahia, Brazil
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|weight={{convert|75|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
|spike={{convert|307|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}
|block={{convert|291 |cm|in|0|abbr=on}}
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|position=Middle blocker
|currentclub=Sesc-RJ
|currentnumber=1
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| nationalyears = 2019–
| nationalteam = Brazil
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{{MedalSport | Women's Volleyball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Brazil}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|FIVB U23 World Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2015 Ankara|}}
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Milka Marcília Medeiros Silva (born 18 July 1994) is a Brazilian indoor volleyball player. She is a current member of the Brazil women's national volleyball team.{{cite web|title=Nations League bio|url=https://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/women/teams/bra-brazil/players/milka-marc%C3%ADlia-medeiros-silva?id=71734 |work=|date= |accessdate=12 June 2019}}
Career
She participated at the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship, 2015 FIVB U23 World Championship,{{Cite web|url=http://u23.women.2015.volleyball.fivb.com/en/competition/teams/bra-brazil/team_roster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221005129/http://u23.women.2015.volleyball.fivb.com/en/competition/teams/bra-brazil/team_roster|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-02-21|title=Team Roster - Brazil - FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 2015|date=2016-02-21|access-date=2019-05-24}} and 2019 FIVB Nations League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/women/teams/bra%20brazil/team_roster|title=Team Roster - Brazil - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019|website=www.volleyball.world|access-date=2019-05-16}}
Clubs
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Osasco/Audax (2012–2013)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} São Caetano (2013–2015)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} São Bernado Vôlei (2015–2016)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} EC Pinheiros (2016–2018)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Hinode Barueri (2018–2019)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} SESC-RJ (2019–)
Personal life
Milka is openly lesbian and is married with the Argentine volleyball player Emilce Sosa.{{Cite web|url=https://saidaderede.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2018/06/28/dia-do-orgulho-lgbti-jogadoras-falam-como-o-volei-as-levou-ao-casamento/|language=pt-br|publisher=Infobae|title=Dia do Orgulho LGBTI: jogadoras falam como o vôlei as levou ao casamento.|first=Carolina|last=Canossa|date=28 June 2018|accessdate=30 August 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/women/teams/bra-brazil/players/milka-marc%C3%ADlia-medeiros-silva?id=71734 FIVB profile]
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Category:Brazilian women's volleyball players
Category:Sportspeople from Pernambuco
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
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