Bárbara Seixas

Bárbara Seixas de Freitas (born 8 March 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a defender.[1] In 2012, she was named FIVB top Rookie of the year.[2][3] Seixas is a three-time youth World Champion and has reached the podium in several FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournaments.[4][5] She won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her team mate Liliane Maestrini,[6] and per 13 August 2013 they rank third among the women's money leaders with $108,875.[7]

Bárbara Seixas
Seixas at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameBárbara Seixas de Freitas
Born (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987
HometownRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Fernanda Alves

In 2015, Seixas and her partner Ágatha Bednarczuk won a gold medal at the 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Professional career

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Bárbara and her partner Ágatha beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross of United States, in straight sets of (22-20), (21-18) in the semi-final match in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. They lost in the deciding match for gold against Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany.

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References

Awards
Preceded by
 Britta Büthe (GER)
Women's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie"
2012
Succeeded by
 Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
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