Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVI Olympic Games
July 23 - 27, 1996
(5) Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, Brazil
 
Mônica Rodrigues
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 20, 1967 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$416,033.75
Adriana Samuel Ramos
Brazil
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 12, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Rezende
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 61
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$428,371.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3851034933100 US$384,362.50
Previous Atlanta Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 2nd 252 US$22,400.00
FIVB 4/17-21/1996 Brazil Open 5 2nd 252 US$22,400.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 6 2nd 252 US$22,400.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 5th 24 US$7,500.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 5th 24 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/9-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 3rd 36 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Indonesia Open 9th 16 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/25-27/1995 Portugal Open 5th 24 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/27-29/1995 Japan Open 7th 20 US$2,000.00
Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/1996 Winner 2 Annamaria Solazzi / Consuelo Turetta, Italy (12) Won 17-15 0:57
Wed, 7/24/1996 Winner 3 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley, United States (4) Won 15-10 0:55
Thu, 7/25/1996 Winner 4 Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva, Brazil (1) Lost 4-15 0:33
Fri, 7/26/1996 Contender 5 Sachiko Fujita / Yukiko Takahashi, Japan (8) Won 15-6 0:45
Fri, 7/26/1996 Semi-Finals Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (6) Won 15-3 0:27
Sat, 7/27/1996 Gold Medal Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva, Brazil (1) Lost 11-12, 6-12 1:09
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Adriana Samuel - 5th Monica Rodrigues - 5th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Sandra Pires - 4th
2000Olympic GamesSydney Did not play Sandra Pires - 3rd
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Angela Lavalle - 33rd Did not play
Head to Head Results
Rodrigues/Samuel lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Pires/Silva, Brazil 0-2
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 # 4 Fontana/Hanley, United States 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Rodrigues/Samuel 5 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Semi-Finals Rodrigues/Samuel 5 Cook/Pottharst 6 15-3 0:27
Lead the series against # 8 Fujita/Takahashi, Japan 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Rodrigues/Samuel 5 Fujita/Takahashi 8 15-6 0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Solazzi/Turetta, Italy 1-0
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Rodrigues/Samuel 5 Solazzi/Turetta 12 17-15 0:57