Olympic volleyball champion André Felippe Falbo Ferreira, generally known as “Pampa”, who gained a gold medal with the Brazilian males’s crew in Barcelona 1992, died this Friday (age 7).
The information of Pampa’s demise was confirmed by the Brazilian Volleyball Federation (CBV), which issued a word of condolence.
“With nice unhappiness and sorrow, the Brazilian Volleyball Federation (CBV) obtained the information of the demise of Olympic champion Pampa final Friday”, says a CBV word.
Along with being a hero on the Barcelona Olympics, the previous athlete gained the World Collection in 1993 and gained silver on the 1991 Pan-American Video games, in Havana, with the Brazilian crew.
“Pampa was a particularly gifted participant and was a part of the era that introduced Brazilian volleyball to the highest of the Olympic podium for the primary time. Will probably be a reference endlessly. It’s a very unhappy day for all of Brazilian volleyball. CBV presents its condolences to the household and associates of this nice participant, who wrote his identify endlessly within the historical past of world sport”, stated CBV president Radamés Lattati.
Uncover the historical past of Pampa
Born on November 24, 1964, André Felippe Falbo Ferreira gained the gold medal on the Barcelona Video games, for The Brazilian crew Volleyball, in 1992.
Born in Recife, Pampa additionally gained a silver medal on the 1991 Pan American Video games. As well as, he gained gold on the 1993 World Collection in São Paulo.
Outdoors the court docket, the previous participant labored on the Ministry of Sports activities from 2000 to 2002. Later, he was additionally the Secretary of Sports activities for town of Suzano, in São Paulo.
In 2013, Pampa was appointed Sports activities Secretary for town of Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ. The previous athlete made his function with Pampa Sports activities, his sports activities, cultural and leisure advertising firm.
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