Adriana Samuel

Adriana Samuel Ramos ( born April 12, 1966 in Resende ) is a former Brazilian beach volleyball player.

Career

Adriana Samuel played in 1993 its first international tournaments with Mônica Rodrigues. At the Open tournament in Rio de Janeiro, the duo reached the finals as well as in 1994 at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg. After numerous other top - ten finishes, the Brazilians took part in 1996 in Atlanta at the first Olympic tournament and only lost in the final to their countrymen Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva. A year later, they lost the quarter-finals of the World Championship in Los Angeles against the U.S. Americans Kirby / Reno.

1998 formed a new duo with Adriana Samuel Sandra Pires, winning the Open tournaments in Toronto and Marseille. At the World Championship 1999, which was also held in the French city, the Brazilians missed third place by a defeat against the U.S. duo Masakayan / Youngs. In the Olympic tournament in 2000 they were able to prevail against the Japanese women Takahashi / Saiki and win bronze.