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Gold medalists Ricardo (L) and Emanuel |
Podium: (L-R) Holdren-Metzger, Emanuel-Ricardo, Benajamin-Marcio Araujo |
Emanuel (L) and Ricardo show thier trophy |
Silver-medalists Dax Holdren (L) and Stein Metzger |
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Bronze medalists Benjamin Insfran and Marcio Henrique Araujo |
Podium: (L-R) Holdren-Metzger, Emanuel-Ricardo, Benajamin-Marcio Araujo |
Raising of the flags |
The medalists with sponsors and officials |
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Medalists (L-R) Holdren-Metzger, Emanuel-Ricardo, Benajamin-Marcio Araujo |
Podium: (L-R) Holdren-Metzger, Emanuel-Ricardo, Benajamin-Marcio Araujo with FIVB and Brazilian officials |
Ricardo receives his gold medal |
Norway's Vegard Hoidalen, winner of the SWATCH Fastest Service of the Year award |
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Emanuel (L) and Ricardo after winning the World Championships |
Ricardo punches the air |
Emanuel celebrates victory |
Emanuel receives during the final |
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Stein Metzger sets |
Ricardo (facing) hugs Emanuel |
Holdren at full stretch |
Ricardo shows good finger control |
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Emanuel sets for Ricardo |
Emanuel display his defensive skills |
America's Holdren reaches to receive |
Emanuel points at his partner |
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Ricardo salutes the Brazilian fans |
More action |
Action from the final on center court in Rio |
Fans wait for the final to begin |
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Brazilians fans |
Final action on center court |
Ricardo (L) blocks Holdren in the final |
Center court on Copacabana |
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Giant Brazilian flag |
Speactators in Rio |
Parachutists above Copacabana |
FIVB President Dr. RubÚn Acosta (R) and his wife Mal· |
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Brazilian fans |
Pre-match entertainment |
Dancing girls on center court in Rio |
FIVB President Dr. RubÚn Acosta |
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(L-R) Senator Klaus Boger, Mr. Werner Moltke, Dr. RubÚn Acosta and Mr. Sinjin Smith at the Berlin press conference |
Rio Beach fans |
Stein Metzger of the USA gives Holdren a bear hug after reaching their first FIVB final |
Holdren celebrates a spot in the Rio final |
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Brazil's Marcio Araujo sets |
Semi-final center court action |
Benjamin receives |
Rio fans |
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America's Dax Holdren (L) blocks Brazils Benjamin Insfran |
Center Court |
TV view of Center Court |
A giant banner |
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Mrs. Mal· Acosta with Rio city officials |
Berlin Senator for Education, Youth and Sport Mr. Klaus Boger receives the FIVB banner from the city of Rio de Janeiro |
Rio organizers with the FIVB's WorlD Championship banner |
Fans unfurl a giant Brazil flag |
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Copacabana Beach venue |
Exhibition game in Rio |
Sinjin Smith sets |
Sinjin Smith (L) after playing an exhibition game in Rio |
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Fans in Rio |
(L-R) Mr. Ary Graþa, President of the Brazilian Volleyball Federation, FIVB President Dr. RubÚn Acosta and his wife Mal· |
World ranking champions Ricardo (L) and Emanuel |
Ricardo (L) and Emanuel receive their ranking award from FIVB President Dr. Ruben Acosta |
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POrtugal's Luis Migeul Maia |
Center court on Copacabana |
Center court on Copacabana |
Brazilian Pedro Grael Brazao |
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American fans in Rio |
Swiss Martin Laciga (R) blocks Brazil's Benjamin |
America's Dax Holdren |
American Stein Metzger (L) blocks Swiss Stefan Kobel in the quarter-finals |
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Brazil's Harley at full stretch |
US Olympic champion Dain Blanton |
Aerial view of the Copacabana venue |
Aerial view of the Copacabana venue |
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Aerial view of the Copacabana venue |
Aerial view of the Copacabana venue |
Fans honour Ricardo and Emanuel |
Ricardo (L) and Emanuel celebrate the World Tour ranking title |
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Ricardo hugs Emanuel (facing) |
Emanuel celebrates winning the World Tour ranking title |
Center court on Copacabana |
Brazilian fans enjoy the water cannon |
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Ricardo celebrates |
Last 16 action on Copacabana - Brazil v USA |
Ricardo shows he's more than just a blocking machine |
Emanuel receives in the quarter-final |
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America's Kevin Wong sets |
Brazilian fans of Ricardo and Emanuel |
Benjamin Insfran of Brazil |
Brazil's Emanuel Rego |
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Brazilian Pedro Grael Brazao |
Fabio de Jesus Megalhaes of Brazil |
Harley (R) and Franco after making the last 16 |
Brazil's Franco reaches out |
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Harley celebrates |
Paulo Emilio of Brazil |
Harley at full stretch in defense |
Brazil's Harley (L) jousts with compatriot Paulo Emilio |
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Portugal's Jaoa Carlos Brenha (L) and Maia after reaching the last 16 |
Italian Fabio Galli |
Maia celebrates victory over Italy |
Italian Riccardo Fenili |
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Italy's Riccardo Fenili (L) and Portugal's Luis Miguel Maia |
Dieckmann reaches out in defense |
Dieckmann receives, Reckermann looks on |
Jonas Reckermann of Germany |
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USA's Jeff Nygaard sets for Blanton |
Germany's Markus Dieckmann in defense |
Olympic champion Dain Blanton of the USA |
Hoidalen after reaching the last 16 |
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Norway's Jorre Andre Kjemperud celebrates victory over Switzerland |
Sascha Heyer |
Heyer gets up to spike, Norway's Vegard Hoidalen blocks |
Swiss Sascha Heyer |
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Ricardo of Brazil blocks Spain's Cotrino |
Brazilian Anselmo Sigoli |
Paul Laciga sets for brother Martin |
Spain's Juan Garcia Thompson |
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Swiss fans on Copacabana |
Brazi'ls Tande |
Niki Berger of Austria |
Doppler dives |
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Dagoberta Dultra of Brazil |
Bellaguarda shows his agility |
Austria's Clemens Doppler |
Bellaguarda digs |
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Brazilian Jefferson Bellaguarda |
Austrian fans in Rio |
Argentina's Conde sets for Baracetti |
American Stein Metzger |
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Entertainment village on Copacabana |
Entertainment village on Copacabana |
Entertainment village on Copacabana |
Puerto Rico's Raul Papaleo |
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Maia of Portugal finger sets |
Ramon Hernandez of Puerto Rico |
Portugal's Jaoa Carlos Brenha |
Brazilian Emanuel Rego |
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Ricardo (L) and Holden joust |
Holden of Canada tries to evade Brazilian blocking machine Ricardo |
Emanuel Rego of Brazil serves to Canada |
Brazilian Ricardo blocks Leinemann of Canada |
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Paul Laciga sets |
Paul Laciga of Switzerland reaches down to receive |
Italian Fabio Galli serves |
Brazilian Alexandre Tande Ramos |
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Japan's Satoshi pokes past Cunha of Brazil |
Satoshi Watanabe of Japan |
SWitzerland's Jorre Andre Kjemperud |
Aussie Julien Prosser in defense |
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Emanuel bump sets |
Top seeds Emanuel (L) and Ricardo |
Ricardo of Brazil |
German Jonas Reckermann |
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Cunha receives |
Heuscher reacts too late to a spike |
Brazil's Pedro Henrique Cunha |
Heuscher receives |
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Swiss Patrick Heuscher |
The side courts on Copacabana |
Dain Blanton |
Rogerio Para of Brazil |
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Blanton at full stretch |
Brazil's Anselmo Sigoli |
Olympic champion Dain Blanton of the USA |
American Jeff Nygaard pokes against Brazil |
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Mark Heese of Canada |
Conde finger sets |
Canada's John Child |
Baracetti sets |
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Argentina's Martin Conde dives as Mariano Baracetti looks on |
Germany's Rademacher celebrates shock victory over Brazil |
Rademacher serves |
Harley sets |
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Rademacher (L) and Klemperer go for the same ball |
German giant Nic Rademacher |
Franco of Brazl (R) gets up to block Germany's Klemperer |
Brazilian Harley serves |
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