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Rosamaria Montibeller (BRA)

Outside hitter Rosamaria Montibeller was one her country's outstanding players as Brazil made their way to the final of the women's volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Sunday. The silver medallist earned praise from fans particularly after her team's victory against Russia in the quarterfinals and against Korea in the semifinals.

Rosamaria was participating in the Olympic Games for the first time at Tokyo 2020. Aged 27, she will play for Italian club AGIL Volley Novara in 2021/22.

Rosamaria joins fellow Brazilians Douglas Souza, Bruno Rezende and Jaqueline Carvalho, Thai players Pleumjit Thinkaow and Nootsara Tomkom, Saeid Marouf and Seyed Mousavi of Iran, Alyssa Valdez of the Philippines, Kim Yeon Koung of Korea, Zehra Gunes of Turkey, and Kazakhstan’s Sabina Altynbekova as the most followed volleyball players on Instagram.