Nair Almeida

Nair Almeida
Personal information
Full name Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida
Born (1984-01-23) January 23, 1984
Lobito, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Primeiro de Agosto
Number 17
Senior clubs
1998-2002
2002–2004
2004–2011
2011–present
Escola da Restinga
ENANA
Petro Atlético
Primeiro de Agosto
National team
  Angola

Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida (born January 23rd, 1984 in Catumbela), Benguela province, is an Angolan handball player who began her career in a small handball team called Escola de Andebol da Restinga, do Lobito (EARL).[1] She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2005 World Championship. At the 2007 World Championship Angola finished 7th, while Almeida scored 57 goals and was number six on the list of top scorers. She played for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Athlete Biography De ALMEIDA Nair Filipe Pires Beijing 2008 Olympics (Retrieved on 4 December 2008)
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