Sandra Pires

Sandra Pires (born 16 June 1973, in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired beach volleyball player from Brazil. Pires won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Jackie Silva.

Pires also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with Adriana Samuel. She was also the flagbearer at the opening ceremony.

Pires was the flagbearer for the second time at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In her beach volleyball career, Pires won 23 tournaments and $800,000 in prizes.

In 2014, Pires was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.