Mayssa Pessoa

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Mayssa Pessoa
Personal information
Full nameMayssa Raquel Pessoa
Born (1984-09-11) 11 September 1984
João Pessoa, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kilograms (146 lb)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubDinamo Volgograd
Number1
National team
 Brazil38 (0)[1]

Mayssa Raquel Pessoa (born 11 September 1984 in João Pessoa, Paraíba) is a Brazilian handball goalkeeper. She plays for the club Dinamo Volgograd, and on the Brazilian national team. She competed for the Brazilian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

In 2013, she was champion of the World Championship.

Awards and recognition

  • All-Star Goalkeeper of the Pan American Championship: 2013

References

  1. "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Brazil". IHF. Retrieved 7 December 2013. 
  2. "Mayssa Pessoa". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 July 2012. 
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