Bárbara Seixas

Bárbara Seixas
Seixas at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Bárbara Seixas de Freitas
Born (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987
Hometown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Fernanda Berti
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Beach
World Championships
2015 The HagueBeach
2013 Stare JabłonkiBeach
Youth World Championships
2005 St. QuayBeach U19
2006 MyslowiceBeach U21
2007 ModenaBeach U21
2003 PattayaBeach U18
2004 TermoliBeach U18

Bárbara Seixas de Freitas (born 8 March 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a defender.[1] In 2012, she was named FIVB top Rookie of the year.[2][3] Seixas is a three-time youth World Champion and has reached the podium in several FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournaments.[4][5] She won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her team mate Liliane Maestrini,[6] and per 13 August 2013 they rank third among the women's money leaders with $108,875.[7]

In 2015, Seixas and her partner Ágatha Bednarczuk won a gold medal at the 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Professional career

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Bárbara and her partner Ágatha beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross of United States, in straight sets of (22-20), (21-18) in the semi-final match in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. They lost in the deciding match for gold against Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany.

References

  1. ↑ Dorfman, Blake (August 6, 2016). "The Toughest Challenges for Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ USA’s May-Treanor/Walsh and Brazil’s Juliana/Larissa top women’s 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour season awards
  3. ↑ 2012 FIVB Swatch World Tour Awards
  4. ↑ "Lili e Bárbara Seixas comemoram folga após três pódios consecutivos - Terra Brasil" (in Portuguese). Esportes.terra.com.br. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  5. ↑ Location summary
  6. ↑ FIVB 2013 World Beach Volleyball Championships
  7. ↑ "After seven Grand Slams, Brazil leads FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour". Boxscorenews.com. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
Awards
Preceded by
 Britta Büthe (GER)		 Women's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie"
2012		 Succeeded by
 Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
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