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Sandra Pires

Sandra Pires

Brazilian beach volleyball player

Sandra Pires (born 16 June 1973, in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired beach volleyball player from Brazil. Pires won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Jackie Silva.[1]

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Pires also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with Adriana Samuel.[1] She was also the flagbearer at the opening ceremony.[2]

Pires was the flagbearer for the second time at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

In her beach volleyball career, Pires won 23 tournaments and $800,000 in prizes.[1]

In 2014, Pires was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sandra Pires Tavares". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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    "Sandra Pires". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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    "Sandra Pires". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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