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.
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| Full name | Marcelo Teles Negrão | ||||
| Born | 10 October 1972 São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||
| Number | 1 (national team) | ||||
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Individual awards
edit- 1992 FIVB World League "Best Spiker"
- 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship "Best Server"
- 1992 Olympics "MVP"
Clubs
edit- Banespa (1990)
- Telesp S. Paolo (1994)
References
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ a b "Marcelo Negrão". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
External links
edit- Marcelo Negrão at Beach Volleyball Database
- Marcelo Negrão at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Marcelo Negrão at Olympedia
- Marcelo Negrão at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Volleybox.net profile
- Profile at mundofisico.joinville.udesc.br at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2007) (in Portuguese)
- Marcelo Negrão at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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