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 the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

, the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

, and 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, ...

. Paulão was born in

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...

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

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(in Portuguese) 1963 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for 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 Volleyball players from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian people of Polish descent Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub