Ubiraci Rodrigues da Costa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 June 1945 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 25 September 2025 (aged 80) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Table tennis |
Ubiraci Rodrigues da Costa (26 June 1945 – 25 September 2025), also known as Biriba,[1][2] was a Brazilian table tennis player.[3] He competed at the 1959, 1961 and 1963 World Table Tennis Championships.
Costa died on 25 September 2025, at the age of 80.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Morre Biriba, primeiro grande nome do tênis de mesa do Brasil". Globo (in Portuguese). 25 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Morre, aos 80 anos, Biriba, primeiro grande nome do tênis de mesa brasileiro". O Globo (in Portuguese). 25 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Zdenko Uzorinac (2001), Lendas do Tênis de Mesa (in Portuguese), O prodígio Sul-Americano, pp. 276–277, ISBN 2940312001 – via Google Books
- ^ Moraes Oliveira, Lucas de; Costa, Raphael (25 September 2025). "Aos 80 anos, morre Biriba, referência no tênis de mesa brasileiro". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Morre Ubiraci Costa, o Biriba, lenda do tênis de mesa, aos 80 anos". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 25 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.