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Sandra Pires
Pires in Berlin, Germany, 2005
Personal information
Full nameSandra Tavares Pires Nascimento
Born (1973-06-16) 16 June 1973 (age 51)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Honours

Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Los Angeles Beach
Silver medal – second place 2001 Klagenfurt Beach

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 OlympicsinAtlanta, partnering with Jackie Silva.[1]

Pires also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer OlympicsinSydney, 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 OlympicsinRio 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Sandra Pires Tavares". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  • ^ a b "Sandra Pires". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  • ^ "Sandra Pires". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
    • [edit]
    Olympic Games
    Preceded by

    Marcelo Apovian

    		 Flagbearer for  Brazil
    Sydney 2000     		Succeeded by

    Mirella Arnhold

    Sporting positions
    Preceded by

     Adriana Samuel
    and Mônica Rodrigues (BRA)

    		 Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner
    alongside Brazil Jackie Silva
    1995–1996     		Succeeded by

     Adriana Behar
    and Shelda Bede (BRA)

    Preceded by

     Kerri Walsh and
    Misty May-Treanor (USA)

    		 Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner
    alongside Brazil Ana Paula Connelly
    2003     		Succeeded by

     Adriana Behar and
    Shelda Bede (BRA)


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