Cristine Santanna | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Cristine Santanna | ||
Nickname | Saka | ||
Born |
São Paulo, Brazil |
May 27, 1979 ||
Hometown | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Beach volleyball information | |||
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Last updated: August 12, 2008 |
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.