Britta Kristin Büthe (born 25 May 1988) is an American-born

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player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate

Karla Borger Karla Borger (born 22 November 1988 in Heppenheim) is a German beach volleyball player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate Britta Büthe. In 2014 they won the German Championship. At the 2016 Summer O ...

. At the

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, she competed in women's beach volleyball with teammate Kara Borger. They were defeated by the

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ian team of

Larissa França Larissa França Maestrini (born April 14, 1982) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Juliana ...

and

Talita Antunes Talita Antunes da Rocha (born August 29, 1982) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She was Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB rookie of the year in 2005, and FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, World Tour Win ...

in the round of 16.

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