Gustavo Porporatto

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Gustavo Porporatto
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Personal information
Full nameGustavo Federico Porporatto
Nickname"Porpo"
Born (1981-05-07) 7 May 1981 (age 43)
Argentina
HometownCórdoba
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Spike363 cm (143 in)
Block337 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
Positioncentral
Number3
Career
Teams
1998-2016
National team
1999-2014 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina

Gustavo Federico Porporatto Is an Argentine former male volleyball player. He was part of the Argentina men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens (Greece), the Men's World Championship 2002 in Argentine, the Men's World Championship 2006 in Japán and the Men's world Championship 2014 in Poland. [1]

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References

  1. Martin, Gabriela (March 23, 2021). "Gustavo Porporatto, sobre su colaboración en Atenas: "Me parecía importante sumar mi granito de arena"" [Gustavo Porporatto, on his collaboration in Athens: "It seemed important to me to add my grain of sand"] (in Spanish).