Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto (born 31 July 1961), known as Xandó, 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 won a silver medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly 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 ...

in Los Angeles. Xandó also competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

in Moscow. He won a silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Argentina. Xandó won a silver medal at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

in Caguas, a gold medal at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games, officially known as the IX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to inclu ...

in Caracas, and a bronze medal at the

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas ...

in Indianapolis.

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Volleybox.net profile
1961 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball Pan American Games volleyball players for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists in volleyball Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Poços de Caldas Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in France 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub