Aline Ribeiro Furtado (born 2 October 1995) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player. She made her debut appearance at the Olympics representing

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Career

Furtado was introduced to the sport of rugby sevens in 2017 when she was pursuing her degree in sports studies from the University of Sao Paulo. She previously engaged in athletics prior to switching to the rugby sevens. She completed her bachelor's degree in

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at the University of São Paulo in 2018. Furtado was part of Brazil squad which was invited to take part at the

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. She was also part of the national team at the

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where Brazil emerged as champions of the competition defeating Scotland 28 – 19 in the final. As a result, Brazil also secured their place to compete at the

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. Furtado was part of the Brazilian squad which finished at fourth place in the women's rugby sevens tournament at the

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. She was also named in the Brazilian rugby sevens squad to compete in the women's rugby sevens tournament at the

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. Furtado represented Brazil at the

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, they placed eleventh overall. She was named as a traveling reserve for the Brazilian women's sevens team that competed at the

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1995 births Living people Brazil international rugby sevens players Rugby union fullbacks Olympic rugby sevens players for Brazil Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Brazil Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from São Paulo University of São Paulo alumni Brazilian female rugby union players Brazil international women's rugby sevens players Brazilian rugby sevens players {{Brazil-rugbyunion-bio-stub