Tande
Alexandre Ramos Samuel (born March 20, 1970), nickname Tande, is a former Brazilian volleyball player.[1][2] He began playing volleyball for the Botafogo team, when he was 12 years old.
| Alexandre Samuel | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexandre Ramos Samuel | ||
| Nickname | Tande | ||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||
| Born | March 20, 1970 (age 50) Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside spiker | ||
| National team | |||
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His first major achievement was as a gold medal from the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In 1995, he played with the Brazilian team and got the fifth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1997 he switched to beach volleyball, to play with his former teammate, Giovane Gavio. By 1999, was awarded as "the king of the beach".
References
- "Biography - Alexandre Samuel". jornaldovolei (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "Biografia de - Tande". biografiasyvidas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
External links
- Tande at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Tande at the Brazilian Olympic Committee
- Alexandre Samuel at the International Olympic Committee
- Tande (Alexandre Ramos Samuel) at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- tandedobrasil.sites.uol.com.br at the Wayback Machine (archived July 15, 2003)
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Preceded by and Ricardo Santos (BRA) |
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside 2001 |
Succeeded by and Mariano Baracetti (ARG) |
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