Jackie Silva

Jacqueline "Jackie" Louise Cruz Silva, (born 13 February 1962, in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired female volleyball player from Brazil. Silva won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Sandra Pires.

Silva was first drafted by the Brazilian women's national volleyball team at the age of 14. She was part of the team that took Brazil to its first Olympics in Moscow in 1980, and then helped the team compete in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. She was known for her aggressive temperament and concern for gender equality, which led the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol to cut her from the national team in 1985.

In 2006, Silva was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Provided by Wikipedia