Alessandra Nobre Resende (born March 5, 1975) is a Brazilian javelin thrower. She is a two-time

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and a four-time

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champion for her category. Resende, however, narrowly missed out of the medal podium, when she placed fifth in the final at the

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, with a best throw of 57.95 metres. At age thirty-three, Resende made her Olympic debut at the

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, where she competed in the women's javelin throw. She threw the javelin into the field at 56.53 metres, finishing twenty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.

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Brazilian female javelin throwers Living people Olympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from São Paulo 1975 births Pan American Games athletes for Brazil 21st-century Brazilian women Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub