Sandra Pires

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Sandra Pires
Medal record
Sandra Pires in Berlin, Germany, 2005

Women's Volleyball
Competitor for Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Beach Volleyball
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Beach Volleyball
World Championships
Gold	1997 Los Angeles	Beach Volleyball
Silver	2001 Klagenfurt	Beach Volleyball

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

She also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with Adriana Samuel.

References

Career profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Adriana Samuel and Mônica Rodrigues (BRA)	Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside 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 Ana Paula Connelly 2003	Succeeded by Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede (BRA)

v t e Olympic champions in beach volleyball

Women	1996: Jackie Silva & Sandra Pires 2000: Natalie Cook & Kerri Pottharst 2004: Kerri Walsh & Misty May 2008: Kerri Walsh & Misty May-Treanor 2012: Kerri Walsh Jennings & Misty May-Treanor

Men	1996: Karch Kiraly & Kent Steffes 2000: Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana 2004: Ricardo Santos & Emanuel Rego 2008: Phil Dalhausser & Todd Rogers 2012: Julius Brink & Jonas Reckermann

Persondata
Name	Pires, Sandra
Alternative names
Short description	Volleyball player
Date of birth	June 16, 1973
Place of birth	Brazil
Date of death
Place of death

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