| Marcio Henrique Barroso Araujo |
Brazil 
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Photo: FIVB
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| Birth Date |
October 12, 1973 (36 years old) |
| Home Town |
Fortaleza |
| Resides |
Fortaleza |
| Height |
6'4" |
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Best Finish |
Winnings |
| International |
1st (19 times) |
$869,488 |
| FIVB |
1st (18 times) |
$867,238 |
| FIVB C&S |
1st |
$2,250 |
| Overall |
1st (19 times) |
$869,488 |
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Marcio Araujo began playing Beach Volleyball in 1996. Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes won the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championship. After losing their first match in Berlin, Fabio and Marcio Araujo won nine-straight matches to claim the gold medal to give Brazil its fourth SWATCH-FIVB World Championship in five events. For the 2005 and 2006 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour seasons, Marcio Araujo and Fabio won seven gold medals in 28 international starts together with a 157-39 match record (80.1%) wiht 17 medals and 19 "final four" finishes. Marcio Araujo has been a part of the top team on the Circuito Banco do Brasil tour with two different partners in 2000 with Benjamin Insfran and in 2005 with Fabio. Considered as one of the top defensive players in the world, Marcio Araujo is married (Renata) and has a daughter (Mirela, 5). His father is in the theater and his mother works for the government. Marcio Araujo has two brothers (Carlos Andre and Fábio Araújo) and one sister (Luiza Helena). Fábio Araújo captured a FIVB medal at a 2004 satellite event in Argentina with Rodrigo Monteiro. Marcio Araujo enjoys surfing and skating. Marcioa Araujo also plays the drums.
Most Admired Person - His father.
Most Admired Athletes - Beach Volleyball legend Karch Kiraly and Formula One driver Aryton Senna, as a Beach Volleyball player he most admires Karch Kiraly and his father as a person.
Most Memorable Moment in life - The birth of his daughter.
Most Memorable Moment in Beach Volleyball - Gold medal with Fabio at the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin.
Best Description of himself - A good brother and good father off the court and with good defense and good setting on the court. Marcio Araujo credits Jesus Christ as the person who has helped him most in life, and his partners and his coach in Beach Volleyball.
Best Advice - The power his daughter has given him in life and the energy that Jesus Christ gives him in Beach Volleyball.
Favorite Musical Group - Bob Marley
Favorite Meal - Chicken with Rice
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- FIVB Best Defensive Player 2005
- FIVB Best Setter 2006, 2007, 2008
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| 1996 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$750.00 |
30.0 |
152nd |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
18.0 |
183rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
FIVB C&S |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$250.00 |
6.0 |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
14.0 |
214th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
FIVB C&S |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$2,000.00 |
30.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
$3,000.00 |
85.0 |
91st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
FIVB |
13 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
$76,000.00 |
1,449.0 |
7th |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2001 |
FIVB |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$2,750.00 |
146.0 |
79th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 |
FIVB |
10 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
$50,162.50 |
982.0 |
5th |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2003 |
FIVB |
10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
$86,750.00 |
1,618.0 |
3rd |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
FIVB |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
$64,500.00 |
1,315.0 |
12th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 |
FIVB |
14 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
$145,350.00 |
2,548.0 |
3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 |
FIVB |
14 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
$149,500.00 |
3,690.0 |
3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
FIVB |
15 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$135,450.00 |
3,440.0 |
3rd |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
FIVB |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
$57,350.00 |
2,020.0 |
20th |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
FIVB |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
$34,650.00 |
1,282.0 |
25th |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 2010 |
FIVB |
11 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$61,025.00 |
1,905.0 |
15th |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Total
(Rank) |
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136
(16th) |
19
(5th) |
16 |
15 |
12 |
20 |
5 |
15 |
$869,487.50
(4th) |
20,578.0 |
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4 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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| Overall |
Total
(Rank) |
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136
(84th) |
19
(24th) |
16 |
15 |
12 |
20 |
5 |
15 |
$869,487.50
(20th) |
20,578.0 |
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4 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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| Red denotes ranked 1st |
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| 1 |
6/27/1999 |
FIVB C&S |
Cagliari |
Benjamin Insfran |
19 |
$2,000 |
| 2 |
1/23/2000 |
FIVB |
Guarajà |
Benjamin Insfran |
5 |
$13,000 |
| 3 |
12/3/2000 |
FIVB |
Vitória |
Benjamin Insfran |
5 |
$13,000 |
| 4 |
10/6/2002 |
FIVB |
Fortaleza |
Benjamin Insfran |
2 |
$11,250 |
| 5 |
6/22/2003 |
FIVB |
Gstaad |
Benjamin Insfran |
1 |
$11,000 |
| 6 |
8/3/2003 |
FIVB |
Klagenfurt |
Benjamin Insfran |
5 |
$20,000 |
| 7 |
9/7/2003 |
FIVB |
Mallorca |
Benjamin Insfran |
5 |
$11,000 |
| 8 |
7/18/2004 |
FIVB |
Marseille |
Benjamin Insfran |
4 |
$20,750 |
| 9 |
6/12/2005 |
FIVB |
Zagreb |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
7 |
$16,000 |
| 10 |
6/26/2005 |
FIVB |
Berlin |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
2 |
$31,000 |
| 11 |
11/27/2005 |
FIVB |
Cape Town |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
2 |
$16,000 |
| 12 |
5/27/2006 |
FIVB |
Shanghai |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
2 |
$16,000 |
| 13 |
7/16/2006 |
FIVB |
Montréal |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
2 |
$16,000 |
| 14 |
7/23/2006 |
FIVB |
St. Petersburg |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
2 |
$16,000 |
| 15 |
7/30/2006 |
FIVB |
Paris |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
2 |
$21,150 |
| 16 |
5/27/2007 |
FIVB |
Roseto degli Abruzzi |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
3 |
$16,000 |
| 17 |
7/1/2007 |
FIVB |
Stavanger |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
13 |
$21,750 |
| 18 |
7/15/2007 |
FIVB |
Berlin |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
3 |
$21,750 |
| 19 |
7/20/2008 |
FIVB |
Marseille |
Fabio Luiz Magalhães |
7 |
$14,000 |
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