Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazilian national team.[1]
Career
She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo where she grew up. She moved to Austria in 2004.[2]
In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.[3]
In 2016, she was chosen for the third time to be in Brazil's Olympic handball team. She was the top scorer in her first two games.[2]
Achievements
- Austrian League:
- Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Austrian Cup:
- Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Romanian League:
- Finalist: 2015
- Romanian Cup:
- Winner: 2015
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2008
- Semifinalist: 2005, 2007, 2009
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- Winner: 2013
- Runners-up: 2004
- EHF Champions Trophy
- Runners-up: 2008
- Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
- Winner: 2014
- Pan American Games:
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Pan American Championship:
- South American Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Provident Cup:
- Winner: 2013
Awards and recognition
- World Championship Top Scorer: 2011
- World Championship Second Best Scorer: 2013
- EHF Champions League Second Best Scorer: 2010
- All-Star Right Wing of the Summer Olympics: 2012
- IHF World Player of the Year – Women: 2012
- Austrian Handball Federation Right Wing of the Year – Women: 2013
- Most Valuable Player Pan American Championship: 2013
Personal life
Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, Patricio Martínez.[4]
References
- ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento Profile". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ a b Best in world in 2012, Alexandra Nascimento dreams of winning a medal at Rio 2016 Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Rio 2016, Retrieved 5 August 2016
- ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento profile" (in Portuguese). timebrasil.cob.org.br. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
External links
- Alexandra do Nascimento at the European Handball Federation
- Alexandra do Nascimento at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Alexandra do Nascimento at Olympedia
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