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Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto
Personal information
Born (1961-07-31) 31 July 1961 (age 63)
Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number2
National team
1979–1987 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Argentina
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Japan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 Caguas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1981 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo

Mário Xandó de Oliveira Neto (born 31 July 1961),[1] known as Xandó, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2] Xandó also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2] He won a silver medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Argentina.[2]

Xandó won a silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in Caguas, a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, and a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Xandó". Comitê Olimpico do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Xandó". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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