Odirlei Pessoni Explained

Odirlei Pessoni
Full Name:	Odirlei Carlos Pessoni
Birth Date:	1 July 1982
Birth Place:	Franca, São Paulo, Brazil
Death Place:	Ibiraci, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height:	1.82 m
Weight:	93 kg
Sport:	Bobsleigh
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Odirlei Carlos Pessoni (1 July 1982^[1] – 27 March 2021) was a Brazilian bobsledder. He competed for Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man competition and at the 2018 Winter Olympics also in the four-man^[2] where he placed in 29th position out of 30 teams along with Edson Bindilatti, Edson Martins and Fábio Gonçalves Silva.^[3]

Pessoni died in a motorcycle accident on 27 March 2021.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Odirlei Pessoni . Sochi2014.com . dead . https://archive.today/20140223221854/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-odirlei-pessoni . 23 February 2014.
2. Web site: Comitê Olímpico inscreve 13 atletas em Sochi 2014 . Olympic Committee inscribed 13 athletes in Sochi 2014 . Portuguese . 31 January 2014 . Brasil.gov.br . . 31 January 2014 . 1 February 2014 . https://archive.today/20140201013939/http://www.brasil.gov.br/esporte/2014/01/comite-olimpico-inscreve-13-atletas-em-sochi-2014 . live .
3. Web site: Final 4 man bobsled results at Sochi 2014 . Sochi2014.com . 23 February 2014 . 19 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319223218/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/bobsleigh-four-man-heat-4 . dead .
4. Web site: Morre em acidente de moto brasileiro que se preparava para terceira Olimpíada de Inverno. Dies in a motorcycle accident the Brazilian that was preparing for the third Winter Olympics. 27 March 2021. Grupo Globo. 28 March 2021. Portuguese. 27 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327200541/https://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas-de-inverno/noticia/morre-em-acidente-de-moto-brasileiro-que-se-preparava-para-terceira-olimpiada-de-inverno.ghtml. live.