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]
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| Full name | Adriana Brandão Behar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1969 (age 55) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport journey
editBehar began her sports career as a figure skater at the age of 10 at Flamengo. At the age of 16, she migrated to indoor volleyball, where she played professionally in Italy for three seasons.[4]
In 1992, back in Brazil, Adriana decided to dedicate herself to beach volleyball, starting a new phase in her sports career.[4]
In 1995, after the suggestion of coach Letícia Pessoa, Adriana formed a duo with Shelda Bedê. This partnership would last 12 seasons and would become one of the most successful in the history of beach volleyball. Together, they won more than a thousand victories and 114 titles. [4]
Adriana and Shelda won world championships in 1999 and 2001 and maintained their lead in the world rankings in 2000, 2001 and 2004.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the pair reached the final after winning four matches, winning the silver medal.
They repeated the feat at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, where they again took silver, becoming the first female pair to win more than one Olympic medal.
Recognition
editThroughout her career, Adriana was honored several times on the Brazilian Circuit, being recognized as best blocker (1998–2000) and best striker (1999)[4]
In 2006, Adriana and Shelda were included in the Guinness Book of Records as the players with the most titles won on the World Circuit, totaling six. [4]
She was indicted to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006[5].
She was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2010.
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017.[6]
She is first woman to assume the position of CEO of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation in 2021.[7]
Post-retirement
editAfter her retirement in 2008, Adriana Behar specialized in Business Management and took on administrative positions.[4]
She engaged in the Banco do Brasil Sports Ambassadors project, participating in lectures, fairs and social actions.[4]
In 2012, she became Brazil's sole representative on the Women's Commission of the International Olympic Committee and is currently president of the Women in Sport Commission of the Brazilian Olympic Committee.[4]
In 2017, she was listed among the BBC's 100 Women.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Adriana Behar profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Adriana Behar: carreira, títulos e reconhecimento". www.esportelandia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 June 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Adriana Brandao Behar". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Dia, O. (27 April 2022). "Adriana Behar, primeira mulher a se tornar CEO da Confederação Brasileira de Vôlei, é a convidada do 'Grande Círculo' | Esporte". O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
External links
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- Adriana Brandão Behar at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Adriana Brandão Behar at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Adriana Behar at Olympics.com
- Adriana Behar at Olympedia
- Adriana Behar at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
