Chana Franciela Masson de Souza (born 18 December 1978 in Capinzal)[1] is a Brazilian handball goalkeeper, who plays for Handball Erice in Italy. She has represented the Brazilian national team in four Olympics. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[1] and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Chana Masson
Personal information
Full name Chana Franciela Masson de Souza
Born (1978-12-18) 18 December 1978 (age 45)
Capinzal, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Handball Erice
Number 1
Senior clubs
Years Team
Guarulhos
Ulbia
1998-1999
CB Elche
1999-2004
Ferrobus Mislata
2004-2005
FCK Handbold
2006-2007
HC Leipzig
2007-2013
Randers HK
2013-2015
Viborg HK
2015-2017
Odense Håndbold
2018-2019
Storhamar HE
2019-2021
HBC CSKA Moscow
2021-2022
HH Elite
2022-
Handball Erice
National team
Years Team
1999-2012
Brazil
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil Team

Awards and recognition

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  • All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship: 2011[2]
  • Norwegian Cup:
    • Finalist: 2018

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chana". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2010. Full name: Chana Franciela Masson
  2. ^ "Heja Norge: Norway World Champion 2011!". International Handball Federation. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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