Adriana Samuel

Adriana Samuel Ramos (born 12 April 1966)[1] is a Brazilian volleyball and beach volleyball player who won the silver medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering with Mônica Rodrigues.

Adriana Samuel
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1966-04-12) 12 April 1966
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Beach
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 St. Petersburg Beach

Samuel begun her career with indoor volleyball, even becoming a part of Brazil women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 1984 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, the 1985 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[2] However, she left the court in 1992, moving into the beach by forming a partnership with Mônica Rodrigues.[3]

Samuel also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with Sandra Pires (who had defeated Samuel in Atlanta).[1]

Personal life

Adriana's brother, Alexandre "Tande" Samuel, is also a volleyball player. He won the gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adriana Samuel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Krastev, Todor. "Team Roster – Brazil". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. "Adriana Samuel" (in Portuguese). Adrianasamuel.com.br. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.


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