Luísa Kiala

Luisa Kiala (born 25 January 1982) is an Angolan handball player. She is a member of the Angola women's national handball team and participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia.[1][2]

Luísa Kiala
Personal information
Born (1982-01-25) 25 January 1982
Luanda, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Primeiro de Agosto
Number 11
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Maculusso
 Petro de Luanda
 Primeiro de Agosto
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Angola 104 (197)
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal – first placeSalé 2012
Gold medal – first placeLuanda 2016National Team
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2011 MaputoNational Team

She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where Angola placed 9th, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Angola placed 12th, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Angola placed 10th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Angola placed 8th.[3]

She is a sister to fellow handball player Marcelina Kiala and half-sister of Natália Bernardo.

References
  1. "XX Women's World Handball Championship 2011; Brazil – Team Roster Angola" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Angola" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "Luisa Kiala". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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