Nair Almeida in Catumbela, she learn handball in a small handball team called Escola de Andebol da restinga no lobito (EARL) Angolan handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 player. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics had a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex...

 in Athens

Athens

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 and at the 2005 World Championship

2005 World Women's Handball Championship

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. At the 2007 World Championship

2007 World Women's Handball Championship

The 2007 World Women's Handball Championship took place in France from 2 December to 16 December 2007. It was the 18th team handball world championship for women. A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament...

 Angola

Angola women's national handball team

The Angola women's national handball team represents Angola in international handball competitions.- Performance in Olympic Games :* 1996: 7th* 2000: 9th* 2004: 9th* 2008: 12th- Performance in World Championship :* 1990: 16th* 1993: 16th...

 finished 7th, while Almeida scored 57 goals and was number six on the list of top scorers. She played for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

thumb|left|240px|Gold medalists [[France]] collect their medals on August 24, 2008Handball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team...

 in Beijing

Beijing

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