Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida (born January 23, 1984, in Lobito, Benguela province), is a retired Angolan handball player. Almeida began her career in a small handball team called Escola de Andebol da Restinga, do Lobito (EARL).[1] She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2005 World Championship. At the 2007 World Championship Angola finished 7th, while Almeida scored 57 goals and was number six on the list of top scorers. She played for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Nair Almeida
Personal information
Full name Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida
Born (1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40)
Lobito, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Primeiro de Agosto
Number 17
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998-2002
Escola da Restinga
2002–2004
ENANA
2004–2011
Petro Atlético
2011–2016
Primeiro de Agosto
National team
Years Team
Angola

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete Biography: De ALMEIDA Nair Filipe Pires". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on September 9, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2008.

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