Emanuel Rego

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Emanuel Rego
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Personal information
Full nameEmanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego
Born15 April 1973 (1973-04-15) (age 51)
Curitiba, Brazil
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Beach
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Beach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Beach
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Marseille Beach
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Rome Beach
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Beach

Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego (born 15 April 1973) is a male former beach volleyball player from Brazil who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. [1] He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering with Ricardo Santos. He famously offered his medal to his compatriot Vanderlei de Lima – who won a bronze in the men's marathon after being attacked by Neil Horan – a year later, though it was politely declined.

He was born in Curitiba, and is married (2013) to volleyball Olympic medallist and Senator Leila Barros.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emanuel Rego". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Brazil.svg  Roberto Lopes
and Franco Neto  (BRA)
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Flag of Brazil.svg Zé Marco de Melo

1996–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Flag of Brazil.svg José Loiola

1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Flag of Brazil.svg Tande Ramos

2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Santos

2003–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Flag of Brazil.svg Alison Cerutti

2011
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Jake Gibb
and Sean Rosenthal  (USA)
Awards
Preceded by
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ricardo Santos  (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter"
2006
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Dalhausser  (USA)
Preceded by
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Linyin  (CHN)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Inspirational"
2011–2012
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Jake Gibb  (USA)
Preceded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Jake Gibb  (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Inspirational"
2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ricardo Santos  (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2006
Succeeded by
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ricardo Santos  (BRA)
Preceded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Dalhausser  (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2011
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Sean Rosenthal  (USA)
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2005
Succeeded by
Flag of Brazil.svg  Franco Neto  (BRA)
Preceded by
Flag of Estonia.svg  Rivo Vesik  (EST)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Santos

2005–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Flag of Brazil.svg Alison Cerutti

2011
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Jake Gibb
and Sean Rosenthal  (USA)