Giovane Farinazzo Gavio (born September 7, 1970 in Juiz de Fora

Juiz de Fora

-Industry, Trade, and Culture:Juiz de Fora is the second most important industrial center in the state of Minas Gerais, despite being the fourth largest in terms of population. It was once the state's largest city, position which was held up until the beginning of the 20th century...

) is a retired Brazilian

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 coach and former player, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team

Brazil men's national volleyball team

The Brazil men's national volleyball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol and takes part in international volleyball competitions...

 that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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 in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands (3-0) in the final.

Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Later on he started a career in beach volleyball

Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

. As of the present day, he is the head coach of Superliga's

Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol

The Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol is the top level Brazilian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions...

 most recent champions, SESI São Paulo

SESI São Paulo

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. He is the only Brazilian player (and second overall, after Javier Weber) to win the Superliga

Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol

The Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol is the top level Brazilian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions...

 both as player and coach.

Individual awards

• 1993 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"