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| Born | February 2, 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Caroline de Almeida (born 2 February 1992) is a Brazilian boxer. She won the gold medal in the 2023 Pan American Games in Boxing in the Women's 50 kg category. [1] [2]
She qualified to represent Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3]
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