Márcio Araújo (volleyball)

Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo (born 12 October 1973 in Fortaleza, Ceará)[1][2] is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering with Fábio Luiz Magalhães.

Márcio Araújo
Personal information
Full nameMárcio Henrique Barroso Araújo
Born12 October 1973 (1973-10-12) (age 51)
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Berlin Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rome Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach

Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, after having claimed the bronze medal alongside Benjamin Insfran at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ "Márcio Araújo profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Marcio Araujo profile". Volleyball Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
Awards
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Defender"
2005
Succeeded by
  Todd Rogers (USA)
  Martín Conde (ARG)
Preceded by
  Todd Rogers (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter"
2006–2008
Succeeded by
  Phil Dalhausser (USA)