Paulo André Jukoski da Silva (born December 24, 1963), known as Paulão, is a Brazilian former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, and in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. He was born in

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

. In 1988 he was part of the Brazilian team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches. Four years later he won the gold medal with the Brazilian team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches. At the 1996 Games he was a member of the Brazilian team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches.

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* 1963 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Brazil Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Sportspeople from Porto Alegre Brazilian people of Polish descent Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub