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]
| Maurício Lima | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurício Camargo Lima | ||
| Born | 27 January 1968 (age 56) Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Setter | ||
| Number | 1 (1988) 6 (1992–2004) | ||
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Honours | |||
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
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maurício". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Full name: Maurício Camargo Lima
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b c "Maurício Lima". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
External links
edit- Mauricio at UOL.com.br at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-09)
- Men's Volleyball Pretournament News at FIVB
- Mauricio Camargo Lima at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Maurício Lima at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
- Mauricio Lima at Olympics.com
- Maurício at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
