Márcio Wenceslau Ferreira (born March 20, 1980 in

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) is a Brazilian

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practitioner. He qualified for the men's flyweight category (58 kg) at the

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, when he won a silver medal for his host nation at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

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, losing out to

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of the Dominican Republic in the final match. He also added the bronze medal at the

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, after being defeated by Mexico's Damian Villa in the semi-final round. He is the brother of Marcel Ferreira, who also competed for the same category at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wenceslau defeated Iran's Reza Naderian by hitting a frontal blow in the first preliminary round match, with a score of 2–1. He reached the quarterfinal round, before losing to world champion

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of Spain, by a defensive kick in the first two periods, with a decisive score of 2–3.

References

External links

Profile – UOL (2008 Olympic Games)
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