Maria Andrade

Maria Andrade Teixeira (born 19 March 1993) is a Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete.

For the Cape Verdean food scientist, see Maria Andrade (scientist).
Maria Andrade
Personal information
NationalityCape Verdean
Born (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2016 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Representing  Cape Verde
Women's taekwondo
African Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Agadir-49 kg

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 49 kg, where she lost to Panipak Wongpattanakit in the preliminaries.[1] She was the flag bearer for Cape Verde during the Parade of Nations[2] and the closing ceremony.[3]

References
  1. "Maria Andrade". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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