Bárbara Seixas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Bárbara Seixas de Freitas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 3 August 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beach volleyball information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current teammate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
|
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 teammate Liliane Maestrini, [6] and per 13 August 2013 they rank third among the women's money leaders with $108,875. [7]
In 2015, Seixas and her partner Ágatha Bednarczuk won a gold medal at the 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships.
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.
Bárbara Seixas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Bárbara Seixas de Freitas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 3 August 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beach volleyball information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current teammate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
|
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 teammate Liliane Maestrini, [6] and per 13 August 2013 they rank third among the women's money leaders with $108,875. [7]
In 2015, Seixas and her partner Ágatha Bednarczuk won a gold medal at the 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships.
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.