Marcus Vinícius Freire

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]

Marcus Vinícius Freire
Freire in 2016
Personal information
Born (1962-12-06) 6 December 1962
Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportVolleyball
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Team
Pan American Games
1983 CaracasTeam

References
  1. Marcus Vinícius. sports-reference.com
  2. COB and C&A unveil the uniforms to be worn by Time Brasil at Rio 2016 athletes’ parade. Brazilian Olympic Committee (6 July 2016)
  3. 462 Athletes compose Brazil Team for the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Brazilian Olympic Committee (18 July 2016)


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