Samuel Fuchs

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Samuel Fuchs
Personal information
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1984-03-04) 4 March 1984 (age 39)
Curitiba, Brazil
Height200 m (656 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker
Career
YearsTeams
2001–2007 Minas Tênis Clube
2007–2008 Belogorie Belgorod
2008–2009Ulbra/Canoas
2009–2011 Sada Cruzeiro
2011–2013 Minas Tênis Clube
2014–2015 Minas Tênis Clube
2015–2016Voleisul/Paquetá Esportes
2016–2017 Minas Tênis Clube
National team
2005–2008 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Japan Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Japan Team
World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Belgrade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Moscow
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Katowice
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team

Samuel Fuchs (born 4 March 1984) is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Curitiba. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "FUCHS, Samuel". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-03.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samuel (full name: Samuel Fuchs)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-01-08.