Tess Oliveira
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Tess Flore Badocco Helene de Oliveira (born January 6, 1987 in São Paulo
) is a female water polo
goalkeeper
from Brazil
, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team
at the 2003 Pan American Games
.
Oliveira also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games
, finishing in fourth place. Her twin sister Amanda
played in the same team.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) is a female water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...
from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team
Brazil women's national water polo team
The Brazil women's national water polo team represents Brazil in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.-Olympic Games:* 2000 — did not qualify* 2004 — did not qualify* 2008 — did not qualify...
at the 2003 Pan American Games
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
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Oliveira also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
, finishing in fourth place. Her twin sister Amanda
Amanda Oliveira
Catherine Amanda Badocco Helene de Oliveira is a female water polo player from Brazil, who finished in fourth place with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
played in the same team.