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]

Adriana Behar
Behar in 2005
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Brandão Behar
BornFebruary 14, 1969 (1969-02-14) (age 51)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Beach
2004 Athens Beach
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Beach
World Championships
1999 Marseille Beach
2001 Klagenfurt Beach
2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach
1997 Los Angeles Beach
Goodwill Games
1998 New York Beach
2001 Brisbane Beach

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]

See also

References
  1. "Adriana Behar profile". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. 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.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a . ISBN 9781903900871. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  4. 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 978-1-56171-907-5.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. Robert Wechsler (2007). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. pg 206: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. Robert Wechsler (2007). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. pg 238: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8.CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. 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)
  8. "ADRIANA BEHAR" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Volei. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. "ADRIANA BRANDAO BEHAR". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. "MARK SPITZ". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  11. "JODY SCHECKTER". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.


Sporting positions
Preceded by
 Jackie Silva
and Sandra Pires (BRA)		 Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner
alongside Shelda Bede
1997–2001		 Succeeded by
 Kerri Walsh and
Misty May-Treanor (USA)
Preceded by
 Sandra Pires
and Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)		 Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner
alongside Shelda Bede
2004		 Succeeded by
 Larissa França and
Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
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