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Adriana Behar

Brazilian beach-volleyball player and two-time Olympic silver medalist.

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Biography

Adriana Behar is a Brazilian beach-volleyball player who formed one of the sport’s leading partnerships with Shelda Bede. The pair won Olympic silver medals at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, and became World Champions in 1999 and 2001 after taking bronze in 1997; they also won World Championship silver in 2003. Behar’s sustained success on the international circuit made her one of the defining beach-volleyball players of her era, and her silver at Sydney 2000 made her the first Jewish Olympic medalist in beach volleyball for JWR purposes. Brazilian beach-volleyball player and two-time Olympic silver medalist. In Jewish World Records, Adriana Behar is connected to the record “First Jewish Olympic Medalist in Beach Volleyball,” based on the stored achievement of Silver — Women's Beach Volleyball, Sydney 2000.

Records held by Adriana Behar

Adriana Behar at a public event in 2005.

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First Jewish Olympic Medalist in Beach Volleyball

Record holder

Adriana Behar

Record value

Silver — Women's Beach Volleyball, Sydney 2000

Adriana Behar became the first Jewish Olympic medalist in beach volleyball at the Sydney 2000 Games. Representing Brazil with her partner Shelda Bede, Behar secured the silver medal in the women's tournament. The final match was held in Sydney, Australia, on 25 September 2000, officially confirming their result.

Country represented: Brazil
Achievement date: 25 September 2000

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