Maurício Lima | |
Full Name: | Maurício Camargo Lima |
Birth Place: | Campinas, Brazil |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Weight: | 81 kg |
Position: | Setter |
Teamnumber: | 1 (1988) 6 (1992–2004) |
Nationalyears: | 1988–2004 |
Maurício Camargo Lima (born 27 January 1968), known as Maurício Lima or simply Maurício, is a Brazilian former volleyball player and five-time Olympian. He won two Olympic gold medals with the Brazilian national volleyball team: the first against the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the second against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] [2] He also played at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was a setter known for his strong defense.
Lima also won four FIVB World Leagues (1993, 2001, 2003 and 2004), the 2002 FIVB World Championship, and the 2003 FIVB World Cup.
In 2012, Lima was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3]