Jackie Silva

Jacqueline "Jackie" Louise Cruz Silva, OLY[1] (born 13 February 1962, in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired female volleyball player from Brazil.[2][3] Silva won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Sandra Pires.

For the professional surfer, see Jacqueline Silva.
Jacqueline Silva
Personal information
Full nameJacqueline Louise Cruz Silva
NicknameJackie
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1962-02-13) 13 February 1962
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number10
National team
1979-1985 Brazil
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Los Angeles Beach
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Indoor

Silva was first drafted by the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the age of 14. She was part of the team that took Brazil to its first Olympics in Moscow in 1980, and then helped the team compete in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.[4] She was known for her aggressive temperament and concern for gender equality, which led the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol to cut her from the national team in 1985.[5]

In 2006, Silva was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[4]

Beach volleyball

In 1988, Silva went to the United States to become a beach volleyball player, with Linda Chisholm as her first partner. In 1993, she partnered with Sandra Pires, with whom she won two world championships and the Olympic gold.[6]

In 1994, Silva was the AVP Most Valuable Player.[7] In her beach volleyball career, she won 60 tournaments and $644,000 in prizes.[7]

Coaching

Silva joined the Florida International University coaching staff as a volunteer assistant with the women's beach volleyball team under head coach Rita Crockett.[6]

Personal life

In 2009, Silva was designated UNESCO Champion of Sport.[8]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Silva was inducted into the Olympians for Life project for her work with the poor.[9][10]

Silva is openly lesbian and has a relationship with the ballerina Amália Lima.[11]

References
  1. Olympians: Olympians for Life – website of the WOA
  2. "Athlete's biography FIVB# 100250". International Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. Pedro. "JACKIE SILVA". Jornaldovolei.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. "Jackie Silva". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. Pereira, Erik Giuseppe Barbosa; Pereira, Marcelo Luis Ribeiro Silva (3 December 2018). "JACKIE SILVA: AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION'S JOURNEY". Journal of Physical Education. 30 (1). doi:10.4025/jphyseduc.v30i1.3010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. "JACKIE SILVA". FIUSports.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. "Jackie Cruz Silva". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. "Brazilian beach volleyball star named UNESCO Champion of Sport". United Nations. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. "Beach volleyball pioneer Jackie Silva returns to Portugal". International Volleyball Federation. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. "Olympians for Life Project proves popular at Olympians Reunion Centre by EY". Olympians.org. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. "Ex-jogadora Jacqueline Silva e a bailarina Amália Lima se casam em Petrópolis". Df.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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