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.jpg) Bednarczuk at the
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| Full name | Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel | ||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||
| Born | 22 June 1983 | ||||
| Hometown | Curitiba, Brazil [1] | ||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||
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Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel (born 22 June 1983), frequently referred to as just Ágatha, is a Brazilian international beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. [3] She won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships, as well as a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, alongside her teammate Bárbara Seixas. [2]
Biography
Born in Curitiba, Southern Brazil, to Maria José Vagnoni Moscardi and Alfredo Bednarczuk, a family of Polish and Italian ancestry, Agatha started competing in the city of Paranaguá. She became famous after competing at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships. She was part of the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 and 2012. Bednarczuk also competed at the 2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships and was on the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. She won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships alongside her teammate Bárbara Seixas. [4] This qualified her to represent Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Professional career
Ágatha and her partner Bárbara beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross of United States, in straight sets of (22–20), (21–18) in the 2016 Rio Olympic semifinal. The pair then lost to Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst. [2]
References
- ^ Agatha. cob.org.br
- ^ a b c Agatha Bednarczuk Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Dorfman, Blake (August 6, 2016). "The Toughest Challenges for Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Double delight for Brazil's Agatha Bednarczuk". www.fivb.org. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
External links
- Ágatha Bednarczuk at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Ágatha Bednarczuk at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Ágatha Bednarczuk at Olympics.com
- Ágatha at Olympedia
- Ágatha Rippel at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Ágatha at Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol (in Portuguese)
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- 1983 births
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- Brazilian women's beach volleyball players
- Beach volleyball blockers
- Sportspeople from Curitiba
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic beach volleyball players for Brazil
- Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in beach volleyball
- Brazilian people of Polish descent
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Summer World University Games medalists in beach volleyball
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Brazilian women
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