Emanuel Rego

Emanuel Rego
Personal information
Full nameEmanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego
Born15 April 1973 (1973-04-15) (age 51)
Curitiba, Brazil
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Beach
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Marseille Beach
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rome Beach
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Beach

Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego (born 15 April 1973) is a Brazilian male former beach volleyball player who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.[1] Rego partnered with José Loiola at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[2] though they did not medal.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, partnering with Ricardo Santos.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3]

In 2016, Rego was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3] He was the Brazilian flagbearer at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Rego famously offered his medal to his compatriot Vanderlei de Lima – who won the bronze in the men's marathon after being attacked by Neil Horan – a year later, though it was politely declined.[5]

Personal life

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Rego was born in Curitiba, and is married (2013) to volleyball Olympic medallist and Senator Leila Barros.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emanuel Rego". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Americans Lucky in Losses". The New York Times. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c "Emanuel Rego". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Emanuel". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Who is Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima?". Sports Illustrated. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Zé Marco de Melo

1996–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil José Loiola

1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Tande Ramos

2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Ricardo Santos

2003–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Alison Cerutti

2011
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter"
2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Xu Linyin (CHN)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Inspirational"
2011–2012
Succeeded by
 Jake Gibb (USA)
Preceded by
 Jake Gibb (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Inspirational"
2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2005
Succeeded by
 Franco Neto (BRA)
Preceded by
 Rivo Vesik (EST)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Brazil Ricardo Santos

2005–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Brazil Alison Cerutti

2011
Succeeded by