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modalities index > Beach volleyBall > pedro henrique de miranda da cunha pedro HEnRIquE dE MIRanda da CunHa rio de Janeiro, rJ 06/10/83 85kg 1,89m main titles 1 st place at the Poland stage of the World Circuit (12) • 1 st place at the Austria Grand Slam (11) • two times champion of the Brazilian Circuit (07/10) • two times champion of the World Under-21 Championship (01/03) note Chosen as the best defender of the Brazilian Circuit for five seasons (06/07/08/10/11), Pedro Cunha won the first World Under-21 Championship with Anselmo. He was two times world champion together with Pedro Solberg; and also played with Tande, Pará, Thiago and Franco and again with Pedro Solberg before joining Ricardo in 2011. Not even in his free time he leaves the beach where he loves to spend time with his friends. home index print page previous next Beach volleyBall

modalities index > Beach volleyBall > ricardo alex costa santos ricArdo aLEx CoSTa SanToS salvador, Ba 01/06/75 102kg 2,00m main titles 2 nd place at the World Championship (11) • bronze medalist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • four times champion of the Brazilian Circuit (02/03/06/08) • six times champion of the World Circuit (00/03/04/05/06/07) • gold medalist at the Rio 2007 Pan American Games • gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games • silver medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games note In Brazil, his opponents call him “The Wall”; abroad he is the “Blocking Machine”. Obviously, blocking is Ricardo’s greatest weapon. He is the only beach volleyball athlete of the world to hold three olympic medals. He finished his partnership with Emanuel at the end of 2009. Since then he has played with Pedro Solberg and Marcio, and in mid 2011 he started to double with Pedro Cunha. home index print page previous next Beach volleyBall

modalities index > Beach volleyBall > pedro henrique de miranda da cunha<br />

pedro HEnRIquE dE MIRanda<br />

da CunHa<br />

rio de Janeiro, rJ<br />

06/10/83<br />

85kg<br />

1,89m<br />

main titles<br />

1 st place at the Poland stage of the<br />

World Circuit (12) • 1 st place at the<br />

Austria Grand Slam (11) • two<br />

times champion of the Brazilian<br />

Circuit (07/10) • two times<br />

champion of the World Under-21<br />

Championship (01/03)<br />

note<br />

Chosen as the best defender of<br />

the Brazilian Circuit for five<br />

seasons (06/07/08/10/11), Pedro<br />

Cunha won the first World<br />

Under-21 Championship with<br />

Anselmo. He was two times world<br />

champion together with Pedro<br />

Solberg; and also played with<br />

Tande, Pará, Thiago and Franco<br />

and again with Pedro Solberg<br />

before joining Ricardo in 2011. Not<br />

even in his free time he leaves the<br />

beach where he loves to spend<br />

time with his friends.<br />

home index print<br />

page<br />

previous next<br />

Beach volleyBall

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