Giovane Farinazzo Gavio (born 7 September 1970), known as Giovane, is a Brazilian retired volleyball coach and former player 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 (3-0) in the final.[1][2][3]
Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.[1] Later on he started a career in beach volleyball.[1] As of the present day, he is the head coach of Superliga's most recent champions, SESI São Paulo. He is the only Brazilian player (and second overall, after Javier Weber) to win the Superliga both as player and coach.[1]
In 2021, Gavio was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
Individual awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Giovane Gavio". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Giovane". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giovane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
edit- Giovane Gávio at FIVB beach volleyball database
- Giovane Gávio at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Giovane Gávio at Beach Volleyball Database
- Giovane Gávio at Olympics.com
- Giovane Gávio at Olympedia
- Giovane Gávio at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Profile at esporte.uol.com.br (in Portuguese)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-06) (in Portuguese)
Media related to Giovane Gávio at Wikimedia Commons
