Fábio Luiz Magalhães

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Fábio Magalhães
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Personal information
Full nameFábio Luiz de Jesus Magalhães
Born13 March 1979 (1979-03-13) (age 45)
Marataízes, Brazil
Height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Beach
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Berlin Beach

Fábio Luiz de Jesus Magalhães (Portuguese pronunciation: [maɡaˈʎɐ̃js] ; born 13 March 1979 in Marataízes) is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil.

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Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.

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Awards
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker"
2005
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Dalhausser  (USA)
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved"
2005
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Dalhausser  (USA)