Adriana Behar
Adriana Brandão Behar (born February 14, 1969, in Rio de Janeiro)[1] is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation.[2]
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| Full name | Adriana Brandão Behar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1969 (age 51) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Behar is Jewish.[3] She moved to beach volleyball in 1993, after playing in the Brazilian women's national indoor volleyball squad. Pairing with Shelda Bede, she has won more than 30 international tournaments of beach volleyball as well as two Olympic medals.[4][5][6][7] Together, they have won more than 1,000 matches and 114 titles.[8]
Of Lebanese Jewish origin, she is the only Brazilian athlete in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame,[9] next to universal sport legends like the American swimmer Mark Spitz[10] and the former Formula 1 pilot Jody Scheckter.[11]
References
- "Adriana Behar profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- Robert Wechsler, Bob Wechsler (2007). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. pg 45: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 404. ISBN 0-88125-969-1.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a . ISBN 9781903900871. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- Peter S Horvitz (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. pg 198: SP Books. p. 295. ISBN 1-56171-907-2.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Robert Wechsler (2007). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. pg 206: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 404. ISBN 0-88125-969-1.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Robert Wechsler (2007). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. pg 238: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 404. ISBN 0-88125-969-1.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists. pg 224: Sussex Academic Press. p. 268. ISBN 1-903900-87-5.CS1 maint: location (link)
- "ADRIANA BEHAR" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Volei. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- "ADRIANA BRANDAO BEHAR". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- "MARK SPITZ". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- "JODY SCHECKTER". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
External links
- Adriana Behar at the FIVB beach volleyball players' database
- Adriana Behar at the Beach Volleyball Database
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Preceded by and Sandra Pires (BRA) |
Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside 1997–2001 |
Succeeded by Misty May-Treanor (USA) |
| Preceded by and Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) |
Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside 2004 |
Succeeded by Juliana Felisberta (BRA) |
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