Sandra Pires Tavares (born June 16, 1973, in

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) is a female beach volleyball player from

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, who won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Jackie Silva. She also represented her native country at the

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, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with

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References

Career profile
at the

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