- Jacqueline Silva
:"Not to be confused with a former
beach volleyball playerJackie Silva ."Infobox ASP Surfer
firstname = Jacqueline
lastname = Silva
birthdate =July 17 ,1979
birthplace =
residence =Florianopolis ,Brazil
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*Jacqueline Silva (born
July 17 ,1979 ) is a professionalsurfer fromFlorianopolis ,Brazil . She is considered to be a pioneer in women's Brazilian surfing and has garnered the best results from someone from Brazil, male or female. She began at a time when there were no female categories in Brazilian surfing championships. Among her notable accomplishments was winning the 1996 Brazilian Amateur Champion and World Champion in the World Qualifying Series in 2001. In 2004 she became the first Brazilian to ever win an event in the World Championship Tour when she won the open at Australia’s Gold Coast.External links
* [http://www.jacquelinesilva.com/jacqueline_silva/index.php# Homepage]
* [http://www.globalsurfnews.com/news.asp?Id_news=24361 Global Surf News]
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