Rodrigão

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Rodrigo Santana
Personal information
NicknameRodrigão
NationalityBrazilian
Born17 April 1979 (1979-04-17) (age 45)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Argentina Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Italy Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 2003 Madrid Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Katowice Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Córdoba Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Belo Horizonte Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gdańsk Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Japan Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Rodrigo Santana (born 17 April 1979), commonly known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Santana with brazil team won the World Championship in 2002 Argentina, 2006 Japan and 2010 Italy. He also won the World Cup, the Pan-American Games, and the South American Championship, in Chile, where he was elected as the Best attacker.

He was born in São Paulo.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "SANTANA, Rodrigo". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rodrigão (full name: Rodrigo Santana)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-01-08.