André Heller (volleyball)
André Heller (born 17 December 1975 in Novo Hamburgo) is a former volleyball player from Brazil.[1][2] A three-time Olympian (2000, 2004 and 2008),[3] he played as a middle-blocker. He won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
André Heller | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||
Born | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | 17 December 1975||
Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
Spike | 339 cm (133 in) | ||
Block | 321 cm (126 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Middle blocker | ||
Current club | Retired | ||
National team | |||
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Honours
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After the 2013–2014 season, he retired from professional volleyball at the age of 38.
Honours
- 1998 FIVB World League — 5th place
- 1998 World Championship — 4th place
- 1999 FIVB World League — 3rd place
- 2000 FIVB World League — 3rd place
- 2000 Olympic Games — 6th place
- 2001 FIVB World League — 1st place
- 2001 World Grand Champions Cup — 2nd place
- 2002 FIVB World League — 2nd place
- 2003 FIVB World League — 1st place
- 2003 FIVB World Cup — 1st place
- 2003 Pan American Games — 3rd place
- 2005 FIVB World League — 1st place
- 2005 America's Cup — 2nd place
- 2006 FIVB World League — 1st place
- 2006 World Championship — 1st place
- 2007 FIVB World League — 1st place
References
- "FIVB Biography - Andre Heller". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "FIVB World Cup Biography - Andre Heller". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "Olympic Games - André Heller". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
External links
- FIVB Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Heller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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