Clarissa Cristina dos Santos (born March 10, 1988) is a Brazilian professional
basketball
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player previously played for the
Chicago Sky
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of the
Women's National Basketball Association
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(WNBA).. Most recently she has played for Basket Landes in the Euroleague Women.
Early life and career
She began practicing sports at 13 on the
Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex
The Miécimo da Silva Olympic Boulevard, originally Miécimo da Silva Sports Center (in Portuguese: "Centro Esportivo Miécimo da Silva"), is a city-owned Olympic-grade multi-sports complex in Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro. Sporting swimming poo ...
, and one day, as the basketball court was right along the athletics field where she practiced
discus throw
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Santos was invited to play that sport. Eventually it became her priority. In 2005, she joined the young teams of the club, and one year later was already in the adult team of
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
.
Player profile
Clarissa excelled at rebounds, a statistic she topped in the Brazilian championship for two straight years. She was champion in 2012 with the Americana team. She is tall.
National Team and international competition
For the
Brazil women's national basketball team, Clarissa won a bronze medal at the
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
, and was champion of the
2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women which qualified Brazil for the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
. In the
women's event, Brazil fell at the group stage with only one win, but Santos lead the rebounds statistic. She was also part of the Brazilian team that played at the
Rio Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
.
References
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1988 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Brazilian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Brazilian women's basketball players
Chicago Sky players
Olympic basketball players for Brazil
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
Power forwards (basketball)
Basketball players from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games