Sandra Pires Tavares (born June 16, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro) is a female 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.

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Sandra Pires
Pires in Berlin, Germany, 2005
Personal information
Full name	Sandra Pires Tavares
Born	(1973-06-16) June 16, 1973 (age 49) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Honours Women's beach volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Beach 2000 Sydney Beach World Championships 1997 Los Angeles Beach 2001 Klagenfurt Beach

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 at the Beach Volleyball Database

External links

• Sandra Pires at FIVB beach volleyball database
• Sandra Pires at Beach Volleyball Database
• Sandra Pires at Olympedia
• Sandra Pires at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Marcelo Apovian	Flagbearer for  Brazil Sydney 2000	Succeeded by Mirella Arnhold
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)

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