Miguel Maia
Encyclopedia
Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia (born April 23, 1971 in Paranhos
) is a beach volleyball
player from Portugal
, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He ended up in fourth place in Sydney (2000), alongside João Brenha
, after having lost the bronze medal match against the German couple Axel Hager
/ Jörg Ahmann
.
Paranhos
Paranhos is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 10,675 and its area is 1,302 km²....
) is a 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....
player from Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He ended up in fourth place in Sydney (2000), alongside João Brenha
João Brenha
João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira is a beach volleyball player from Portugal, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He ended up in fourth place in Sydney , alongside Miguel Maia, after having lost the bronze medal match against the German couple...
, after having lost the bronze medal match against the German couple Axel Hager
Axel Hager
Axel Hager is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, partnering Jörg Ahmann. He also represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
/ Jörg Ahmann
Jörg Ahmann
Jörg Ahmann is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, partnering Axel Hager. He also represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
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Playing Partners
- João BrenhaJoão BrenhaJoão Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira is a beach volleyball player from Portugal, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He ended up in fourth place in Sydney , alongside Miguel Maia, after having lost the bronze medal match against the German couple...
- Nelson Brizida
- Alexandre Silva Afonso
- Miguel Soares