André Nascimento

André Luiz da Silva Nascimento (born 4 March 1979) is a former Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.
André Nascimento
Personal information
Full nameAndré Luiz da Silva Nascimento
NationalityBrazilian
Born4 March 1979 (1979-03-04) (age 41)
São João de Meriti, Brazil
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Career
YearsTeams
1999–2002Suzano
2002–2004Panathiaikos Athens
2004–2005Suzano
2005–2007Trentino Volley
2007–2008Modena Volley
2008–2011Minas Tênis Clube
2011–2012Suntory Sunbirds
2014APAV Vôlei
2015–2016Montes Claros Vôlei
2016–2017Vôlei Itapetininga
National team
2001–2008Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championship 2 0 0
World Cup 2 0 0
World Grand Champions Cup 1 1 0
World League 6 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 1
Total 13 3 1
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Team
2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
2002 Argentina Team
2006 Japan Team
World Cup
2003 Japan Team
2007 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
2005 JapanTeam
2001 JapanTeam
World League
2001 Katowice Team
2003 Madrid Team
2004 Rome Team
2005 Belgrade Team
2006 Moscow Team
2007 Katowice Team
2002 Belo Horizonte Team
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
2003 Santo Domingo Team

He was born in São João de Meriti.[1][2]

Awards

Individuals

References
  1. "NASCIMENTO, Andre". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Nascimento (full name: André Luiz da Silva Nascimento)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
Awards
Preceded by
Marcos Milinkovic		 2002 FIVB World Championship's
Men's Best Spiker
2002		 Succeeded by
Dante Amaral


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