Sandra Pires

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

Pires also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 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.[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]

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