| José Loiola | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Geraldo Loiola | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 28, 1970 (1970-03-28) (age 55) Vitória, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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José Geraldo Loiola (born March 28, 1970)[1] is a Brazilian formerbeach volleyball player. He won the gold medal at the1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships inMarseille, partnering withEmanuel Rego.[2]
Loiola began playing beach volleyball in theAVP in 1993 with partnerEduardo "Anjinho" Bacil.[1] He was selected as the AVP Rookie of the Year in 1993.[3] He eventually won 11 tournaments partnering withAdam Johnson and 17 partnering withKent Steffes.[1] He was named MVP of the AVP tour in 1997, and was voted Best Offensive Player of the AVP four times.[1] In total, he won 55 tournaments and $1,900,000 in prize money in the AVP andFIVB.[3] Loiola was noted for his exceptional vertical jump.[4][5]
Loiola represented his native country at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,[6][7] and added a silver medal to his tally a year later at the2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships inKlagenfurt, alongsideRicardo Santos.[8]
In 2014, Loiola was inducted into theCalifornia Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3] In 2017, he was inducted into theInternational Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
Loiola coachedSara Hughes andKelly Claes of theUnited States in preparation for the2020 Olympic beach volleyball qualification.[1] He currently works as a coach for the United States beach national team.[6]
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| Preceded by | Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside  Emanuel Rego1999 | Succeeded by |
