Full name Cristine Santanna Role Player Nickname Saka Height 1.80 m | Weight 71 kg Name Cristine Santanna | |
Born May 27, 1979 (age 45) Sao Paulo, Brazil ( 1979-05-27 ) Olympic medals Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Similar People Tamsin Hinchley, Liesbeth Mouha, Nicole Branagh, Maria Tsiartsiani, Renata Ribeiro |
Cristine "Saka" Santanna (born May 27, 1979) is a Georgian beach volleyball player of Brazil birth. She is partnered in the 2008 Summer Olympics with Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins. Their nicknames mean Georgia in Georgian (Sakartvelo).
Santanna and her partner Martins' most notable win came when they defeated a Russian opponent in the Beijing Olympics just days after a war between Georgia and Russia started.
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