Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 27, 1996
(1) Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil
 
Sandra Pires Tavares
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 16, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$773,542.50
Jackie Cruz Silva
Brazil
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1962 (62 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 60
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$420,570.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB29126101000000 US$502,300.00
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 1st 280 US$29,200.00
FIVB 4/17-21/1996 Brazil Open 1 1st 280 US$29,200.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 2 1st 280 US$29,200.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 1st 50 US$30,000.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 3rd 36 US$5,000.00
FIVB 11/9-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 2nd 42 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-8/1995 Australian Open 2nd 42 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Indonesia Open 2nd 42 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/25-27/1995 Portugal Open 3rd 36 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/27-29/1995 Japan Open 3rd 36 US$5,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/1996 Winner 2 Eta Kaize / Timy Yudhani Rahayu, Indonesia (17) Won 15-2 0:26
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 3 Liane Fenwick / Anita Spring, Australia (9) Won 15-13 0:45
Thu, 7/25/1996 Winner 4 Monica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel, Brazil (5) Won 15-4 0:33
Fri, 7/26/1996 Semi-Finals Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley, United States (4) Won 15-8 0:39
Sat, 7/27/1996 Gold Medal Monica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel, Brazil (5) Won 12-11, 12-6 1:09
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Jackie Silva - 1st Sandra Pires - 1st
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Adriana Samuel - 4th Ana Paula Connelly - 17th
2000Olympic GamesSydney Adriana Samuel - 3rd Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Tatiana Minello - 2nd Claudia Oliveira - 5th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Ana Paula Connelly - 5th Juliana Felisberta - 9th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Ana Paula Connelly - 5th Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Agatha Bednarczuk - 17th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Pires/Silva lead the series against the field 5-0 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Fontana/Hanley, United States 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Semi-Finals Pires/Silva 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil 2-0
7/27/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Gold Medal Pires/Silva 1 Rodrigues/Samuel 5 12-11, 12-6 1:09
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 4 Pires/Silva 1 Rodrigues/Samuel 5 15-4 0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Fenwick/Spring, Australia 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Pires/Silva 1 Fenwick/Spring 9 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Kaize/Yudhani Rahayu, Indonesia 1-0
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Pires/Silva 1 Kaize/Yudhani Rahayu 17 15-2 0:26