- Jackie Silva
:"Not to be confused with a professional
surfer Jacqueline Silva ."Jacqueline ("Jackie") Louise Cruz Silva (born
February 13 ,1962 inRio de Janeiro ) is a retiredvolleyball player fromBrazil , who won the gold medal in the inaugural women'sbeach volleyball tournament at the1996 Summer Olympics , partneringSandra Pires .Jackie was first drafted by the
Brazil women's national volleyball team at the age of 14. She was part of the team who took Brazil to its first Olympics, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. She was known for her aggressive temperament, which led theConfederação Brasileira de Voleibol to cut her from the national team three times. In 1987 she left Brazil and played in Italy. In 1988, she went to the United States to become abeach volleyball player, withLinda Chisholm as her first partner. In 1993 she joinedSandra Pires , with whom she won two world championships and the Olympic gold.References
* [http://www.jackiesilva.com.br/ Official website]
* [http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1287 Career profile]
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