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.
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. She was also the flagbearer at the opening ceremony.
Pires was the flagbearer for the second time at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In her beach volleyball career, Pires won 23 tournaments and $800,000 in prizes.
In 2014, Pires was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
References
External links
International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
1973 births
Living people
Brazilian women's beach volleyball players
Beach volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic beach volleyball players for Brazil
Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Olympic medalists in beach volleyball
Volleyball players from Rio de Janeiro (city) Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 21st-century Brazilian women