Adriana Behar

Adriana Brandão Behar (born February 14, 1969, in Rio de Janeiro)^[1] was one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation.^[2]

Adriana Behar
Behar in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Adriana Brandão Behar
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	February 14, 1969 (1969-02-14) (age 54) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	5 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 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]

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017.^[12]

See also

• List of notable Jewish volleyball players

References

1. . Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
3. Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a . ISBN 9781903900871. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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.{{cite book}}: 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.{{cite book}}: 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.{{cite book}}: 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
8. (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.
12. "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

External links

• 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 Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)  

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)