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Marcelo Negrão

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Marcelo Negrão
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Teles Negrão
Born (1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 52)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number1 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1990
1994
Banespa
Telesp S. Paolo
National team
1990–2001Brazil Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Japan
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Osasco
Gold medal – first place 1993 Córdoba
Gold medal – first place 1995 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 1999 Córdoba

Marcelo Teles Negrão (born 10 October 1972) is a Brazilian former volleyball player[1] who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona by defeating the Netherlands in the final.[2] Negrão also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2] He played beach volleyball.

Individual awards

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Clubs

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  • Banespa (1990)
  • Telesp S. Paolo (1994)

References

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  1. ^ Bondy, Filip (8 August 1992). "Barcelona: Volleyball; The Bald Eagle Is Flying a Little Lower". The New York Times. sec. 1 p. 31. Retrieved 25 September 2024. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "Marcelo Negrão". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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