Mônica Rodrigues (born September 20, 1967) is a Brazilian retired female

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player. She won the silver medal in the inaugural women's

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tournament at the

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, partnering with Adriana Samuel. She played for eleven years in the FIVB, and collected six titles and $415,000 in prizes.

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* * * 1967 births Living people Brazilian women's beach volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in beach volleyball Beach volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players from Rio de Janeiro (city) Portuguese people of Brazilian descent Sportspeople of Brazilian descent Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in beach volleyball 20th-century Brazilian sportswomen World Games gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1993 World Games {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub