Bárbara Seixas


Bárbara Seixas de Freitas is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. In 2012, she was named FIVB top Rookie of the year. Seixas is a three-time youth World Champion and has reached the podium in several FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournaments. She won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her team mate Liliane Maestrini, and per 13 August 2013 they rank third among the women's money leaders with $108,875.
In 2015, Seixas and her partner Ágatha Bednarczuk won a gold medal at the 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Professional career

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Bárbara and her partner Ágatha beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross of United States, in straight sets of, 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.