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Emanuel Rego

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Emanuel Rego
Personal information
Full nameEmanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego
Born15 April 1973 (1973-04-15) (age 53)
Curitiba, Brazil
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensBeach
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonBeach
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingBeach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 MarseilleBeach
Gold medal – first place2003 Rio de JaneiroBeach
Gold medal – first place2011 RomeBeach
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroBeach
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraBeach

Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego (born 15 April 1973) is a Brazilian male former beach volleyball player who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.[1] Rego partnered with José Loiola at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[2] though they did not medal.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, partnering with Ricardo Santos.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3]

In 2016, Rego was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3] He was the Brazilian flagbearer at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Rego famously offered his medal to his compatriot Vanderlei de Lima – who won the bronze in the men's marathon after being attacked by Neil Horan – a year later, though it was politely declined.[5]

Personal life

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Rego was born in Curitiba, and is married (2013) to volleyball Olympic medallist and Senator Leila Barros.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emanuel Rego". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Americans Lucky in Losses". The New York Times. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2024. (subscription required)
  3. 1 2 3 "Emanuel Rego". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. "Emanuel". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. "Who is Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima?". Sports Illustrated. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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