Telma Santos (born 1 August 1983) is a Portuguese

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player. She competed for Portugal at the

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and at the

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. Santos is the niece of Fernando Silva, a badminton player who also represented

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in the

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. In 2021, Santos won a gold medal in the women's singles 35+ category at the 2021 BWF World Senior Championships in Huelva.

Achievements

World Senior Championships

''Women's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Series tournaments : BWF Future Series tournament

References

1983 births Living people People from Peniche, Portugal Portuguese female badminton players Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Portugal Sportspeople from Leiria District 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen {{Portugal-badminton-bio-stub