Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa or simply Mayssa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for Dunărea Brăila and the Brazilian national team. She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olympians at the London Games.Mayssa
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Achievements

* Romanian National League: ** ''Winner'': 2015,

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* Romanian Cup: ** ''Finalist'': 2015 *

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

: ** ''Winner:''

** ''Finalist:''

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: ** ''Winner'': 2013, 2014 *

French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...

: ** ''Silver Medalist'': 2012 *

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

: ** ''Winner'':

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Pan American Championship A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...

: ** ''Winner'':

World Games The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...

: ** ''Winner'': 2005

Awards and recognition

* All-Star Goalkeeper of the

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of the

Bucharest Trophy The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...

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* Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014, 2015

Personal life

Pessoa comes from a family of

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s. 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.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.

References

Brazilian female handball players 1984 births Bisexual sportswomen LGBT handball players Brazilian LGBT sportspeople Brazilian bisexual people Living people Sportspeople from João Pessoa, Paraíba Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Brazil Expatriate handball players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in handball Handball players at the 2015 Pan American Games World Games gold medalists Competitors at the 2005 World Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{Brazil-handball-bio-stub