Adriana Behar

Adriana Behar
Behar in 2005
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Brandão Behar
BornFebruary 14, 1969 (1969-02-14) (age 55)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Beach
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Beach
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Marseille Beach
Gold medal – first place 2001 Klagenfurt Beach
Silver medal – second place 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Los Angeles Beach
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York Beach
Silver medal – second place 2001 Brisbane Beach

Adriana Brandão Behar (born February 14, 1969)[1] is a Brazilian former volleyball player of Jewish descent.[2][3] She was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Adriana Behar profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ Robert Wechsler, Bob Wechsler (2007). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. pg 45: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-903900-87-1.