José Loiola
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José Geraldo Loiola (born March 28, 1970, in Vitória)[1] is a former beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France, partnering with Emanuel Rego.[2]
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Full name | José Geraldo Loiola | |||||||||||||||||
Born | March 28, 1970 (1970-03-28) (age 54) Vitória, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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Loiola began playing beach volleyball in the AVP in 1993 with partner Eduardo "Anjinho" Bacil.[1] He was selected as the AVP Rookie of the Year in 1993.[3] He eventually won 11 tournaments partnering with Adam Johnson and 17 partnering with Kent 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 and FIVB.[3] Loiola was noted for his exceptional vertical jump.[4][5]
Loiola represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia,[6] and added a silver medal to his tally a year later at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, alongside Ricardo Santos.[7]
In 2014, Loiola was inducted into the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3] In 2017, he was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]