CORREIA De SOUZA Douglas

Date of Birth: 20 Aug 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.99/6'6''

Place of birth: SANTA BARBARA D'OESTE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Volleyball	Men BRA Brazil	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B #02 BRA Brazil 3 TUN Tunisia 0	Finished
Finish On: Jul 27	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B #12 BRA Brazil 3 ARG Argentina 2	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B #18 BRA Brazil 0 ROC ROC 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B #20 BRA Brazil 3 USA United States 1	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B #26 BRA Brazil 3 FRA France 2	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Quarterfinals #33 JPN Japan 0 BRA Brazil 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Semifinals #36 BRA Brazil 1 ROC ROC 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Bronze Medal Match #37 ARG Argentina 3 BRA Brazil 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018

Nations League - Final Round

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2021	Italy
4	Men	2019	United States of America
4	Men	2018	France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Japan

Grand Champions Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2017	Japan

Douglinhas, Do. (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

Playing video games, watching television. (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Volei Taubate [Brazil]

Javier Weber [club], ARG; Renan Dal Zotto [national], BRA

Position style:

Wing spiker (espn.com.br, 06 Jun 2021)

National league:

Superliga [BRA] (espn.com.br, 06 Jun 2021)

He began playing at school in Santa Barbara D'Oeste, Brazil. (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

"I had respiratory issues, and I have tried other sports. Then I tried volleyball and it became a passion." (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

Winning gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "It was amazing, I cannot explain the feelings that we lived. Every effort, every sweat worth it." (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

Brazilian volleyball player Dante. (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

He was named Best Outside Spiker at the 2018 World Championship in Italy and Bulgaria. (italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com, 30 Sep 2018)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2015 Pan American Cup in Reno, NV, United States of America. (fivb.com, 21 Aug 2015; globo.com, 20 Aug 2015)

He received the Best Server award at the 2012 South American Youth Championships. (fivb.org, 11 Nov 2012)

General Interest

General
FUTURE PLANS
He aspires to play club volleyball in overseas leagues. "I want to play abroad. I always say that I would like to end my career in Japan. I always liked Japanese culture a lot. I've been there, I've seen how things work and I dream of having a ticket there." (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

LEGACY
He says he wants inspire the next generation of homosexual volleyball players in Brazil. "I want to be remembered as the first homosexual to play volleyball at a high level in Brazil. I want to be a mirror for everyone who feels non-standard. I am non-standard. I'm also extremely thin. If I, a skinny little boy from the interior of Sao Paulo did it, so will you. That's how I want to be remembered." (webvolei.com.br, 16 Apr 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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