Melissa Humana-Paredes

[4] Born in Toronto, Ontario, Humana-Paredes is the younger daughter of two Chilean political refugees,[5] ballet dancer Myriam Paredes and volleyball player Hernán Humaña, who was part of the national team and later coached Canadians John Child and Mark Heese to the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.

[10] The new pair led Humana-Paredes to win the bronze medal at the World Under-23 Championships and be named the top female rookie in 2015 by the International Federation of Volleyball.

[12] Playing in Pool-A, they lost to Maria Antonelli and Lili of Brazil (21–11, 23–21), and April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States (21–16, 21–17) in straight sets.

After forming her partnership with Sarah Pavan, the two were named to the Canadian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the first edition of the championships to feature a beach volleyball tournament.

[4] They achieved further success on the FIVB tour that summer with additional tournament wins at the Edmonton Open in late July,[14] and at the Vienna Major in early August.

"[21] On November 1, 2022, Humana-Paredes announced that she had formed a new partnership with Brandie Wilkerson, a former teammate during her time playing indoor volleyball at York University.

[23] At the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships in early October, the duo won five consecutive matches without conceding a set, but were eliminated in the quarter-final by Clancy/Artacho del Solar.

"[26] The Olympic tournament began poorly for the team, who lost their first two games in pool play, and reached the knockout stage only via winning a lucky loser playoff against Czechs Hermannová/Štochlová.

[32] Humana-Parades' father Hernán said that he felt their victory would have an "even bigger" impact on the sport in Canada than the bronze medal team he had coached in 1996.