William Carvalho da Silva
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William Carvalho da Silva known as William (born November 16, 1954) is a Brazilian
former volleyball
player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
, in the 1980 Summer Olympics
, in the 1984 Summer Olympics
, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in São Paulo
.
In 1976 he was part of the Brazilian team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament
. He played five matches.
Four years later he finished fifth with the Brazilian team in the 1980 Olympic tournament
. He played all six matches.
At the 1984 Games he was a member of the Brazilian team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches again.
His final Olympic appearance was in Seoul when he finished fourth with the Brazilian team in the 1988 Olympic tournament
. He played all seven matches.
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...
former 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...
player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
, in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
, in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
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He was born in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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In 1976 he was part of the Brazilian team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament
Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
. He played five matches.
Four years later he finished fifth with the Brazilian team in the 1980 Olympic tournament
Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. It was held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and at the Druzhba Multi-Purpose Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, both located at Luzhniki...
. He played all six matches.
At the 1984 Games he was a member of the Brazilian team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches again.
His final Olympic appearance was in Seoul when he finished fourth with the Brazilian team in the 1988 Olympic tournament
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
. He played all seven matches.