Amauri Ribeiro

Amauri Ribeiro
Amauri Ribeiro in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	January 23, 1959 (1959-01-23) (age 65) São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	8 (1980–1988) 15 (1992)
National team
1980–1992 Brazil
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Brazil Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 1984 Los Angeles Team World Championship 1982 Argentina FIVB World Cup 1981 Japan Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team CSV South American Championship 1981 Santiago 1983 São Paulo

Amauri Ribeiro (born January 23, 1959), known as Amauri, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Summer Olympics, and the 1992 Summer Olympics.

In 1980, Amauri was part of the Brazilian team that finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

Four years later, Amauri won the silver medal with the Brazilian team in the 1984 Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

At the 1988 Games, Amauri was a member of the Brazilian team that finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches again.

Amauri's final Olympic appearance was in Barcelona, where he won the gold medal with the Brazilian team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amauri (Amauri Ribeiro)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
• globo.com (in Portuguese)

External links

• Amauri Ribeiro at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Amauri Ribeiro at Olympics.com
• Amauri Ribeiro at Olympedia
• Amauri Ribeiro at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
• Volleybox.net Profile