Marcus Vinícius Freire

Brazilian volleyball player

Freire in 2016

Personal information

Born

(1962-12-06) 6 December 1962 (age 61)
Bento Gonçalves, Brazil

Height

1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

Weight

87 kg (192 lb)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside hitter

Number

National team

1983–1984

Brazil

Honours

Men's volleyball

Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
	1984 Los Angeles	Team
Pan American Games
	1983 Caracas	Team
CSV South American Championship
	1983 São Paulo

Marcus Vinícius Simões Freire (born 6 December 1962) is a Brazilian sports official and retired volleyball player. He won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and a silver at the 1984 Olympics.^[1] After retiring from competitions he became a sports functionary. He is the current Executive Director of the Brazilian Olympic Committee^[2] and a Chef de Mission of the Brazilian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

References

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^ Marcus Vinícius. Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020.
^ COB and C&A unveil the uniforms to be worn by Time Brasil at Rio 2016 athletes’ parade. Brazilian Olympic Committee (6 July 2016)
^ 462 Athletes compose Brazil Team for the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Brazilian Olympic Committee (18 July 2016)