William Carvalho da Silva known as William (born November 16, 1954) 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

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

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1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, and 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 ...

. He 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 1976, he was part of the Brazilian team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches. Four years later, he finished fifth with the Brazilian team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. At the 1984 Games he was a member of the Brazilian team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches again. His final Olympic appearance was in Seoul when he finished fourth with the Brazilian team in the 1988 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.

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1954 births Living people Sportspeople from São Paulo Brazilian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub