Emanuel Rego

Emanuel Rego
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego
Born April 15, 1973 (1973-04-15) (age 44)
Curitiba, Brazil

Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego (born April 15, 1973 in Curitiba) is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos. He famously offered his medal to his compatriot Vanderlei de Lima – who won a bronze in the men's marathon after being attacked by Neil Horan – a year later, though it was politely declined Emanuel Rego

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
 Roberto Lopes
and Franco Neto (BRA)
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Zé Marco de Melo

1996–1997
Succeeded by
 Guilherme Marques
and Rogério Ferreira (BRA)
Preceded by
 Guilherme Marques
and Rogério Ferreira (BRA)
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil José Loiola

1999
Succeeded by
 Ricardo Santos
and Zé Marco de Melo (BRA)
Preceded by
 Ricardo Santos
and Zé Marco de Melo (BRA)
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Tande Ramos

2001
Succeeded by
 Martín Conde
and Mariano Baracetti (ARG)
Preceded by
 Martín Conde
and Mariano Baracetti (ARG)
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Ricardo Santos

2003–2007
Succeeded by
 Pedro Solberg Salgado
and Harley Marques (BRA)
Preceded by
 Phil Dalhausser
and Todd Rogers (USA)
Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Alison Cerutti

2011
Succeeded by
 Jake Gibb
and Sean Rosenthal (USA)
Awards
Preceded by
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter"
2006
Succeeded by
 Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Preceded by
 Xu Linyin (CHN)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Inspirational"
2011–2012
Succeeded by
 Jake Gibb (USA)
Preceded by
 Jake Gibb (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Inspirational"
2015
Succeeded by
 Reinder Nummerdor (NED)
Preceded by
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2006
Succeeded by
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
Preceded by
 Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2011
Succeeded by
 Sean Rosenthal (USA)
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2005
Succeeded by
 Franco Neto (BRA)
Preceded by
 Rivo Vesik (EST)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2010–2012
Succeeded by
 Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)
Preceded by
 Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2014
Succeeded by
 Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
Preceded by
Inaugural
Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Brazil Ricardo Santos

2005–2007
Succeeded by
 Pedro Solberg Salgado
and Harley Marques (BRA)
Preceded by
 Todd Rogers
and Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside Brazil Alison Cerutti

2011
Succeeded by
 Jake Gibb
and Sean Rosenthal (USA)
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