Justina Praça
Justina Lopes Praça (born 26 May 1979) is a retired Angolan female handball player. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where Angola placed 7th. She was also part of the Angolan team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1979 births Living people Angolan female handball players 21st-century Angolan sportswomen Olympic handball players for Angola Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Angolan expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate handball players in France Metz Handball players {{Angola-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Angola Women's National Handball Team
The Angola women's national handball team, nicknamed As Pérolas (''The Pearls''), represents Angola in international handball competitions. History Angola became a member of the African Handball Confederation in 1980. Summer Olympics Angola participated in six editions of the olympic games since 1996, namely in Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 1996, Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2000, Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2004, Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2008, Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2012 and Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2016, having ranked 7th in 1996. World Championship Angola participated in 14 editions of the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, world cup since 1990, namely in 1990 World Women's Handball Championship, 1990, 1993 World Women's Handball Championship, 1993, 1995 World Women ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Team Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Handball At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by eight teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom two proceeding to placement matches. Qualification Squads Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Playoffs Bracket Semifinals Seventh place game Fifth place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Rankings and statistics References External linksHandball & Olympic Games 1936-2000 ''International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...'', pp. 38–39Barcelona 1996: Handballamarcolympics.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women's handball in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Handball At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's handball competition, one of two events of handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, in Sydney, took place at The Dome (Sydney Olympic Park Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council. It i ...) during the preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal matches. A total of 150 players, distributed among ten national teams, participated in this tournament. Medalists Qualification Squads Preliminary round For the preliminary round, the ten teams were distributed into two groups of five teams. Each team played against each of its four group opponents for a total of four matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket Quarterfinals ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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Angolan Female Handball Players
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21st-century Angolan Sportswomen
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Olympic Handball Players For Angola
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Handball Players At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Angolan Expatriate Sportspeople In France
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