Ricardo Bermudez Garcia (born November 19, 1975), known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian
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. He competed in 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), ...
.
Garcia was born in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
. In 2004, he was part of the Brazilian team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.
In 2007 he was dismissed from the team, reportedly because of contention with other team members.
He rejoined the team for the 2012 Olympics in London where they won the silver medal.
Sporting achievements
Individuals
* 2004
FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
– Best Setter
* 2004
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
– Best Setter
* 2005
America's Cup
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– Best Setter
* 2005
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 af ...
– Best Setter
* 2007
FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
– Most Valuable Player
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Brazilian men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players of Brazil
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Setters (volleyball)
Sportspeople from São Paulo
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