Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos (born January 6, 1975 in Salvador da Bahia) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.
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| Full name | Ricardo Alex Costa Santos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 6, 1975 Salvador, Bahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | João Pessoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santos won the silver medal in the men's beach volleyball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics with partner Zé Marco de Melo. Santos also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he claimed the gold medal, teaming up with Emanuel Rego, with whom he won the world title in October 2003. The same pairing went on to win the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he teamed with Pedro Cunha, but they lost in the quarter finals.[2]
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- "Beijing 2008 – Men's Beach Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "London 2012 – Men's Beach Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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| Preceded by and José Loiola (BRA) |
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside 2000 |
Succeeded by and Tande Ramos (BRA) |
Preceded by and Mariano Baracetti (ARG) |
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by and Harley Marques (BRA) |
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| Preceded by Inaugural |
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" 2005 |
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Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker" 2005–2007 |
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Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding" 2005 |
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Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding" 2007 |
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| Preceded by Inaugural |
Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside 2005–2007 |
Succeeded by and Harley Marques (BRA) |
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