Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)

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Ricardo Santos
Santos at Patria Direct Open 2012
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Alex Costa Santos
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1975-01-06) January 6, 1975 (age 49)
Salvador, Bahia
HometownJoão Pessoa
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2009 Emanuel Rego
Best results
Years Location Result
2004 Athens 1st
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Beach
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Silver medal – second place 2001 Klagenfurt Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rome Beach
Silver medal – second place 2013 Stare Jabłonki Beach
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Last updated: 7 July 2013

Ricardo Alex Costa Santos (born January 6, 1975, in Salvador da Bahia) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beijing 2008 – Men's Beach Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ "London 2012 – Men's Beach Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Zé Marco de Melo

2000
Succeeded by
 Emanuel Rego
and Tande Ramos (BRA)
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Emanuel Rego

2003–2007
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter"
2005
Succeeded by
 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker"
2005–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2005
Succeeded by
 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Preceded by
 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Brazil Emanuel Rego

2005–2007
Succeeded by