Adriana Samuel Ramos (born 12 April 1966) is a Brazilian

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and

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player who won the silver medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the

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, partnering with

Mônica Rodrigues Mônica Rodrigues (born September 20, 1967) is a Brazilian retired female volleyball player. She won the silver medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the ...

. Samuel begun her career with indoor volleyball, even becoming a part of

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. She competed at the 1984

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, the

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, and the

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. However, she left the court in 1992, moving into the beach by forming a partnership with Mônica Rodrigues. Samuel also represented her native country at the

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, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with

Sandra Pires Sandra Tavares Pires Nascimento (born 16 June 1973) is a Brazilian retired beach volleyball player. She won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Jackie Silv ...

(who had defeated Samuel in Atlanta).

Personal life

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

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel, Adriana 1966 births People from Resende Brazilian people of English descent Brazilian women's volleyball players Brazilian women's beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Brazil Olympic medalists in beach volleyball Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Beach volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in beach volleyball Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil World Games gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1993 World Games