Rodrigo Santana (born 17 April 1979), commonly known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian former
volleyball
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player who won a gold medal at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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and a silver medal at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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and
2012 Summer Olympics
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. Santana with brazil team won the
World Championship
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in 2002 Argentina, 2006 Japan and 2010 Italy. He also won the World Cup, the Pan-American Games, and the South American Championship, in Chile, where he was elected as the Best attacker.
He was born in
São Paulo
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.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
* 1996/1997
Brazilian Superliga, with
Minas Tênis Clube
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* 2005/2006
Italian League
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, with
Lube Volley
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CEV Challenge Cup
*
2005/2006 – with
Lube Volley
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National team
* 2000
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 ...
* 2001
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 ...
* 2001
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
* 2001
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
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* 2002
FIVB World League
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* 2002
FIVB World Championship
* 2003
FIVB World League
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* 2003
Pan American Games
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* 2003
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
* 2003
FIVB World Cup
* 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 ...
* 2004
Olympic Games
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* 2005
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 ...
* 2005
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
* 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 ...
* 2006
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 ...
* 2006
FIVB World Championship
* 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 ...
* 2007
Pan American Games
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* 2007
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
* 2007
FIVB World Cup
* 2008
Olympic Games
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* 2009
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 ...
* 2009
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
* 2009
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 ...
* 2010
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 ...
* 2010
FIVB World Championship
* 2011
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 ...
* 2011
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
* 2011
FIVB World Cup
* 2012
Olympic Games
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Individual
* 2007
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
– Best Spiker
* 2011
South American Club Championship
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Etymology
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– Best Blocker
References
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1979 births
Living people
Brazilian men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Brazil
Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 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 gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Middle blockers
Sportspeople from São Paulo