Rodrigo Santana (born 17 April 1979), commonly known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Santana with brazil team won the World Championship in 2002 Argentina, 2006 Japan and 2010 Italy. He also won the World Cup, the Pan-American Games, and the South American Championship, in Chile, where he was elected as the Best attacker.
He was born in São Paulo.[2][3]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- 1996/1997
Brazilian Superliga, with Minas Tênis Clube
- 2005/2006
Italian League, with Lube Volley
CEV Challenge Cup
2005/2006 – with Lube Volley
National team
- 2000
FIVB World League
- 2001
FIVB World League
- 2001
South American Championship
- 2001
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2002
FIVB World League
- 2002
FIVB World Championship
- 2003
FIVB World League
- 2003
Pan American Games
- 2003
South American Championship
- 2003
FIVB World Cup
- 2004
FIVB World League
- 2004
Olympic Games
- 2005
FIVB World League
- 2005
South American Championship
- 2005
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2006
FIVB World League
- 2006
FIVB World Championship
- 2007
FIVB World League
- 2007
Pan American Games
- 2007
South American Championship
- 2007
FIVB World Cup
- 2008
Olympic Games
- 2009
FIVB World League
- 2009
South American Championship
- 2009
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2010
FIVB World League
- 2010
FIVB World Championship
- 2011
FIVB World League
- 2011
South American Championship
- 2011
FIVB World Cup
- 2012
Olympic Games
Individual
- 2007 South American Championship – Best Spiker
- 2011 South American Club Championship – Best Blocker
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Rodrigão".
- ^ "SANTANA, Rodrigo". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rodrigão (full name: Rodrigo Santana)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
- Rodrigo Santana at Olympics.com
- Rodrigo Santana at Olympic.org (archived)
- Rodrigão at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
- Rodrigão at Olympedia
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