UNIT 3 MAGAZINE SUMMATIVE

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NAME
Gilberto Godoy Filho
BIRTHDATE
December 23, 1976
AGE
46 years-old
HEIGHT
1.92 m
POSITION
Wing Spiker
COUNTRY
Brazil
NICKNAME
Giba
ACTIVE YEARS
1995-2014
Gilberto Godoy Filho is one of the best volleyball in the history.
He led Brazil to the 2004 Olympic Games gold medal in which he was selected most valuable player. He would
later go on to win Olympic silver medals in 2008 and 2012. He and Brazil captured gold medals in three
consecutive FIVB World Championships in 2002, 2008 and 2010. Giba led Brazil to four medals at the FIVB
World Cup, including gold in 2003 and 2007, and bronze in 1995 and 2011. From 1999 to 2011, Brazil had an
incredible run in the FIVB World League with 11 medals in a 12-year span that included eight golds, two silvers
and two bronzes.
During one remarkable stretch after losing the 2002 World League title, Giba and Brazil stood on the
top podium step after winning 11 straight international competitions including the 2004 Olympic Games,
two World Championships, two World Cups, five World Leagues and one World Grand Champions Cup.
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