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 Pires in Berlin, Germany, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sandra Tavares Pires Nascimento | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-06-16)16 June 1973 (age 52) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Sandra Tavares Pires Nascimento (born 16 June 1973) is a Brazilian retiredbeach volleyball player. She won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, partnering withJackie Silva.[1]
Pires also represented her native country at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up withAdriana Samuel.[1] She was also the flagbearer at the opening ceremony.[2]
Pires was the flagbearer for the second time at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro.[2]
In her beach volleyball career, Pires won 23 tournaments and $800,000 in prizes.[1]
In 2014, Pires was inducted into theInternational Volleyball Hall of Fame.[3]
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for BrazilSydney 2000 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside Jackie Silva1995–1996 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside Ana Paula Connelly2003 | Succeeded by |
