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Adriana Behar

Adriana Behar
Behar in 2005
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Brandão Behar
Born14 February 1969 (1969-02-14) (age 55)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Beach
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Beach
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Marseille Beach
Gold medal – first place 2001 Klagenfurt Beach
Silver medal – second place 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Los Angeles Beach
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York Beach
Silver medal – second place 2001 Brisbane Beach

Adriana Brandão Behar (born 14 February 1969)[1] is a Brazilian former volleyball player of Jewish descent.[2][3] She was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]

Sport journey

Behar began her sports career as a figure skater at the age of 10 at Flamengo. At the age of 16, she migrated to indoor volleyball, where she played professionally in Italy for three seasons.[4]

In 1992, back in Brazil, Adriana decided to dedicate herself to beach volleyball, starting a new phase in her sports career.[4]

In 1995, after the suggestion of coach Letícia Pessoa, Adriana formed a duo with Shelda Bedê. This partnership would last 12 seasons and would become one of the most successful in the history of beach volleyball. Together, they won more than a thousand victories and 114 titles. [4]

Adriana and Shelda won world championships in 1999 and 2001 and maintained their lead in the world rankings in 2000, 2001 and 2004.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the pair reached the final after winning four matches, winning the silver medal.

They repeated the feat at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, where they again took silver, becoming the first female pair to win more than one Olympic medal.

Recognition

Throughout her career, Adriana was honored several times on the Brazilian Circuit, being recognized as best blocker (1998–2000) and best striker (1999)[4]

In 2006, Adriana and Shelda were included in the Guinness Book of Records as the players with the most titles won on the World Circuit, totaling six. [4]

She was indicted to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006[5].

She was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2010.

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017.[6]

She is first woman to assume the position of CEO of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation in 2021.[7]

Post-retirement

After her retirement in 2008, Adriana Behar specialized in Business Management and took on administrative positions.[4]

She engaged in the Banco do Brasil Sports Ambassadors project, participating in lectures, fairs and social actions.[4]

In 2012, she became Brazil's sole representative on the Women's Commission of the International Olympic Committee and is currently president of the Women in Sport Commission of the Brazilian Olympic Committee.[4]

In 2017, she was listed among the BBC's 100 Women.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Adriana Behar profile". 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. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-903900-87-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Adriana Behar: carreira, títulos e reconhecimento". www.esportelandia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 June 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Adriana Brandao Behar". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ^ Dia, O. (27 April 2022). "Adriana Behar, primeira mulher a se tornar CEO da Confederação Brasileira de Vôlei, é a convidada do 'Grande Círculo' | Esporte". O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Shelda Bede
1997–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Shelda Bede
2004 		Succeeded by
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