Lucas Saatkamp

Lucas Saatkamp
Saatkamp at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname	Lucas, Lucão
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 38) Colinas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Spike	340 cm (130 in)
Block	321 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle Blocker
Current club	Funvic Taubaté
Number	16
Career
Years Teams 2004–2007 Sport Club Ulbra 2007–2010 Cimed Florianópolis 2010–2011 GRER Araçatuba 2011–2013 RJX Rio de Janeiro 2013–2015 SESI São Paulo 2015–2016 DHL Modena Volley 2016–2018 SESI São Paulo 2018– Funvic Taubaté
National team
2007–  Brazil
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2010 Italy Team 2014 Poland Team 2018 Italy-Bulgaria Team 2022 Poland/Slovenia Team World Cup 2019 Japan Team 2011 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Japan Team 2013 Japan Team 2017 Japan Team Nations League 2021 Rimini World League 2009 Belgrade Team 2010 Córdoba Team 2011 Gdańsk Team 2013 Mar del Plata Team 2014 Florence Team 2016 Kraków Team 2017 Curitiba Team South American Championship 2009 Bogotá 2011 Cuiabá 2013 Cabo Frio 2015 Maceió 2017 Santiago/Temuco 2021 Brasília 2023 Recife
Last updated: 5 September 2021

Lucas Saatkamp (born 6 March 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball player and a two-time Olympian. As a member of the Brazilian national volleyball team, he won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, and a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Saatkamp won a gold medal with the Brazilian national team at the 2010 World Championship, won a silver medal at the 2014 and 2018 World Championships, and has won numerous medals at the World League.

Saatkamp has played in numerous professional teams throughout his career, mostly in Brazil.

Personal life

Saatkamp was born in Colinas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. On April 27, 2015, he married his wife, Beatriz.^[1] They have a son, Theo.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

• 2007/2008 Brazilian Championship, with Cimed Florianópolis
• 2008/2009 Brazilian Championship, with Cimed Florianópolis
• 2009/2010 Brazilian Championship, with Cimed Florianópolis
• 2012/2013 Brazilian Championship, with RJX Rio de Janeiro
• 2015/2016 Italian Championship, with DHL Modena
• 2018/2019 Brazilian Superliga, with Funvic Taubaté

National trophies

• 2015/2016 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
• 2015/2016 Italian Cup, with DHL Modena

FIVB Club World Championship

• 2022 – with Sada Cruzeiro

International trophies

• 2009 South American Club Championship, with Cimed Florianópolis

National team

• 2005 FIVB U19 World Championship
• 2007 Pan American Games
• 2007 America's Cup
• 2008 America's Cup
• 2009 South American Championship
• 2009 World Grand Champions Cup
• 2009 FIVB World League
• 2010 FIVB World League
• 2010 FIVB World Championship
• 2011 FIVB World League
• 2011 South American Championship
• 2011 FIVB World Cup
• 2012 Olympic Games
• 2013 FIVB World League
• 2013 South American Championship
• 2013 World Grand Champions Cup
• 2014 FIVB World League
• 2014 FIVB World Championship
• 2015 South American Championship
• 2016 FIVB World League
• 2016 Olympic Games
• 2017 FIVB World League
• 2017 South American Championship
• 2018 FIVB World Championship
• 2019 FIVB World Cup
• 2021 Nations League
• 2021 South American Championship
• 2022 FIVB World Championship

Individual

• 2007 America's Cup – Best Server
• 2008 Brazil Superliga – Best Middle Blocker
• 2013 South American Championship – Best Spiker
• 2014 FIVB World League – Best Middle Blocker
• 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Middle Blocker^[2]
• 2018 FIVB World Championship – Best Middle Blocker
• 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – Best Middle Blocker
• 2019 FIVB World Cup – Best Middle Blocker

References

External links

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