Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida
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| Full name | Marcus Vinicius Carvalho Lopes D'Almeida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1998 (age 26) Rio de Janeiro, RJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Vinicius Carvalho Lopes D'Almeida (born January 30, 1998 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Marcus D'Almeida,[1][2][3] is a Brazilian athlete who competes in recurve archery.
Career
D'Almeida first competed internationally in 2013, and in 2014 won three gold medals at the South American Games (where he broke all South American records for 1440 Rounds) and qualified for the 2014 Archery World Cup Final as the second highest qualifier, where he won a silver medal, losing to Brady Ellison in the final by shoot-off. [4][5][6] His spectacular rise to the upper echelons of the sport while still a teenager has earned him the nickname, "Archery's Neymar".[7]
He won a silver medal in the individual competition at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China, where he was the flagbearer for Brazil.[8]
References
- ^ "Marcus D'Almeida: Champion of the World". World Archery. 14 June 2015.
- ^ "D'Almeida ready to make Brazil fall in love with archery". Olympic News. International Olympic Committee. 1 August 2016.
- ^ "60 seconds with… Marcus D'Almeida". World Archery. 10 November 2016.
- ^ ":: FITA / Web Site Management Screens ::". archery.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-09.
- ^ "World Archery > NEWS > News". World Archery.
- ^ "Ellison edges Brazilian superstar in a shootout to claim third Archery World Cup Final title". insidethegames.biz.
- ^ "Nick Butler: Archery focused on the big picture after innovative World Cup Final weekend". insidethegames.biz.
- ^ "World Archery > NEWS > News". World Archery.
External links
- Marcus D'Almeida at the World Archery Federation
- Marcus D'Almeida on Facebook
- Marcus D'Almeida on Instagram
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- 1998 births
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- Brazilian male archers
- Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Archers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Archers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Archers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- World Archery Championships medalists
- Olympic archers of Brazil
- Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in archery
- South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- South American Games medalists in archery
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
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