Melissa Humana-Paredes

Melissa Humaña-Paredes
Melissa Humaña-Paredes at 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Humaña-Paredes
Born (1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 (age 31).
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
HometownToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
College / UniversityYork University
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2022– Brandie Wilkerson
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2016–2022
2012–2016		 Sarah Pavan
Taylor Pischke
Honours
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hamburg Beach
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Beach
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Beach
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Beach
U21 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Halifax Beach

Melissa Humaña-Paredes (born October 10, 1992) is a Canadian beach volleyball player, who is partnered with Brandie Wilkerson.[1][2] The pair represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.[3]

Humaña-Paredes previously competed with Sarah Pavan, notably winning the gold medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships and two Commonwealth Games titles, and competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

  1. ^ Harrison, Doug (October 22, 2022). "Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes: Canada's 'ultimate dream team' reunite for Olympic beach volleyball quest". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Players Details: Melissa Humana-Paredes". Beach Volleyball Major Series. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Dichter, Myles (August 11, 2024). "How a game of musical chairs led Canada's Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to the Olympic podium". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference cbc 2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).