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Sandra Pires
Brazilian beach volleyball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Full name | Sandra Tavares Pires Nascimento | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-06-16) 16 June 1973 (age 51) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]