André Nascimento

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André Nascimento
Personal information
Full nameAndré Luiz da Silva Nascimento
NationalityBrazilian
Born4 March 1979 (1979-03-04) (age 45)
São João de Meriti, Brazil
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter
Career
YearsTeams
1999–2002Suzano
2002–2004
Minas Tênis Clube
2011–2012Suntory Sunbirds
2014APAV Vôlei
2015–2016Montes Claros Vôlei
2016–2017Vôlei Itapetininga
National team
2001–2008 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championship 2 0 0
World Cup 2 0 0
World Grand Champions Cup 1 1 0
World League 6 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 1
Total 13 3 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens
Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Argentina Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place
2003 Japan
Team
Gold medal – first place
2007 Japan
Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Japan Team
World League
Gold medal – first place
2001 Katowice
Team
Gold medal – first place
2003 Madrid
Team
Gold medal – first place
2004 Rome
Team
Gold medal – first place
2005 Belgrade
Team
Gold medal – first place
2006 Moscow
Team
Gold medal – first place
2007 Katowice
Team
Silver medal – second place
2002 Belo Horizonte
Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team

André Luiz da Silva Nascimento (born 4 March 1979) is a former Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He was born in São João de Meriti.[1][2]

Awards

Individuals

  • 2002 FIVB World Championship "Best Spiker"
  • 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Most Valuable Player"
  • 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best Scorer"
  • 2006 World League "Best Server"

References

  1. ^ "NASCIMENTO, Andre". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Nascimento (full name: André Luiz da Silva Nascimento)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-01-08.

External links

Awards
Preceded by
2002 FIVB World Championship's
Men's Best Spiker

2002
Succeeded by