Mayssa Pessoa

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Mayssa Pessoa
Mayssa Pessoa 2016c.jpg
Mayssa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa
Born (1984-09-11) 11 September 1984 (age 40)
João Pessoa, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Sola HK
Number 84
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
Colégio Lourdinhas
2011–2012
Issy-Paris Hand
2012–2014
Dinamo Volgograd
2014–2016
CSM București
2016–2017
HC Vardar
2017–2021
Rostov-Don
2021–2022
Dunărea Brăila
2022–2024
HH Elite
2024–
Sola HK
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Brazil 94 (0)
Medal record
Women's handball
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Serbia
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dominican Republic
Women's beach handball
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Duisburg
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 August 2024

Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for Norwegian club Sola HK and formerly the Brazilian national team. [1]

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She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olympians at the London Games. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Achievements

Awards and recognition

Personal life

Pessoa comes from a family of intellectuals. Nicknamed Taffarel, she resides in the same city with Hulk (João Pessoa). Her father is a university professor and a former athlete who competed in handball, volleyball, basketball, futsal and beach handball. Her mother is a lawyer, and one of her two sisters is a pediatrician. [8]

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  6. 1 2 "IHF | Circle in the sand: Pessoa from Pessoa reflects on sandy beginnings – and ending?". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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  8. Brazilianca de la CSM recunoaște curajos: e lesbiană! Handbalista Mayssa Pessoa vorbește deschis despre orientarea ei sexuală | EXCLUSIV | Alte sporturi, Ştiri interne. Libertatea.ro. Retrieved on 5 August 2016.