Maurício Lima

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Maurício Lima
Personal information
Full nameMaurício Camargo Lima
Born27 January 1968 (1968-01-27) (age 57)
Campinas, Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number1 (1988)
6 (1992–2004)
National team
1988–2004 Brazil

Maurício Camargo Lima (born 27 January 1968), known as Maurício Lima or simply Maurício, is a Brazilian former volleyball player and five-time Olympian. He won two Olympic gold medals with the Brazilian national volleyball team: the first against the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the second against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1][2] He also played at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] He was a setter known for his strong defense.[3] Lima also won four FIVB World Leagues (1993, 2001, 2003 and 2004), the 2002 FIVB World Championship, and the 2003 FIVB World Cup.[3] In 2012, Lima was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3]

Awards

Individual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Maurício". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Full name: Maurício Camargo Lima {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. Bondy, Filip (8 August 1992). "Barcelona: Volleyball; The Bald Eagle Is Flying a Little Lower". The New York Times. sec. 1 p. 31. Retrieved 25 September 2024. (subscription required)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Maurício Lima". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

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