Teresa Machado (22 July 1969 – 28 February 2020) was a Portuguese

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er and

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter. Her personal best discus throw was 65.40 metres, achieved in May 1998 in

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* 1969 births 2020 deaths Portuguese female discus throwers Portuguese female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Portugal People from Ílhavo Sportspeople from Aveiro District {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub