Giovane Gávio

Giovane Gávio
Personal information
Full name	Giovane Farinazzo Gavio
Born	September 7, 1970 (1970-09-07) (age 48) Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 2004 Athens Team World Championship 2002 Argentina Team World Cup 2003 Japan Team World League 1993 São Paulo Team 2003 Madrid Team 2004 Rome Team 1995 Rio de Janeiro Team 2002 Belo Horizonte Team 1990 Osaka Team 1994 Milan Team Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Giovane Farinazzo Gavio (born September 7, 1970 in Juiz de Fora), known as Giovane, is a retired Brazilian 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, Spain by defeating The Netherlands (3-0) in the final.

Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Later on he started a career in beach volleyball. 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.

Individual awards

• 1993 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"

References

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Profile (in English)
• Profile (in Portuguese)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Giovane (full name: Giovane Farinazzo Gávio)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.