Gilmar "Kid" Nascimento Teixeira (born 30 October 1970) is a Brazilian former volleyball player. He was part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, and competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing 6th.[1]

Gilmar Teixeira
Personal information
Full nameGilmar Nascimento Teixeira
NicknameKid
Born (1970-10-30) 30 October 1970 (age 54)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker / Libero
National team
1991–2000Brazil
Honours
Men's Volleyball
Representing  Brazil
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Japan
World League
Gold medal – first place 1993 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Milan
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Mar del Plata
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Rotterdam
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Argentina
Gold medal – first place 1997 Venezuela
Gold medal – first place 1999 Argentina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brazilian volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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