José Loiola
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| Full name | José Geraldo Loiola | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 28, 1970 (age 55) Vitória, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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José Geraldo Loiola (born March 28, 1970) is a Brazilian former beach volleyball player. He won the gold medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, partnering with Emanuel Rego.
Loiola began playing beach volleyball in the AVP in 1993 with partner Eduardo "Anjinho" Bacil. He was selected as the AVP Rookie of the Year in 1993. He eventually won 11 tournaments partnering with Adam Johnson and 17 partnering with Kent Steffes. He was named MVP of the AVP tour in 1997, and was voted Best Offensive Player of the AVP four times. In total, he won 55 tournaments and $1,900,000 in prize money in the AVP and FIVB. Loiola was noted for his exceptional vertical jump.
Loiola represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and added a silver medal to his tally a year later at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, alongside Ricardo Santos.