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| Full name | Ricardo Alex Costa Santos | ||||||
| Born | (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (age 51) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||||||
| Hometown | João Pessoa | ||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||
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| Last updated: 7 July 2013 | |||||||
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos (born 6 January 1975) is a Brazilianbeach volleyball player.
Santos won the silver medal in themen's beach volleyball competition at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with partnerZé Marco de Melo. Santos also represented his native country at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens. There he claimed the gold medal, teaming up withEmanuel Rego, with whom he won the world title in October 2003. The same pairing went on to win the bronze medal at the2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]
At the2012 Summer Olympics in London, he teamed withPedro Cunha, but they lost in the quarter-finals.[2]
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| Preceded by | Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside  Zé Marco de Melo2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside Emanuel Rego2003–2007 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Inaugural | Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Inaugural | Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker" 2005–2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Inaugural | Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding" 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding" 2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Inaugural | Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside Emanuel Rego2005–2007 | Succeeded by |
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