Bárbara Seixas
Brazilian beach volleyball player
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Bárbara Seixas de Freitas (born 8 March 1987) is a Brazilian inactive 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 teammate Liliane Maestrini,[6] and per 13 August 2013 they rank third among the women's money leaders with $108,875.[7]
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| Full name | Bárbara Seixas de Freitas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 August 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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In 2015, Seixas and her partner Ágatha won a gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.
Professional career
2016: Olympics final at home
Seixas 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 Germany's pair Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst.
