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Bárbara Seixas

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Bárbara Seixas
Personal information
Full nameBárbara Seixas de Freitas
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)
HometownRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Carolina Solberg Salgado
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 The Hague Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Stare Jabłonki Beach
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Beach
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 St. Quay Beach U19
Gold medal – first place 2006 Myslowice Beach U21
Gold medal – first place 2007 Modena Beach U21
Silver medal – second place 2003 Pattaya Beach U18
Silver medal – second place 2004 Termoli Beach U18

Bárbara Seixas de Freitas (born 8 March 1987) 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 teammate 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

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Rio de Janeiro 2016

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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

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  1. ^ Dorfman, Blake (6 August 2016). "The Toughest Challenges for Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 August 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. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. ^ Location summary
  6. ^ FIVB 2013 World Beach Volleyball Championships
  7. ^ "After seven Grand Slams, Brazil leads FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour". Boxscorenews.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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Awards
Preceded by
 Britta Büthe (GER)
Women's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie"
2012
Succeeded by