SANTOS Natalia

Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.73/5'8''

Place of birth: LUANDA

Birth Country:

Angola

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women ANG Angola	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #03 MNE Montenegro 33 ANG Angola 22	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #11 ANG Angola 21 NOR Norway 30	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #13 NED Netherlands 37 ANG Angola 28	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #19 ANG Angola 28 JPN Japan 25	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #25 KOR Republic of Korea 31 ANG Angola 31	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
10	Women	2012	London, GBR
12	Women	2008	Beijing, CHN

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Women	2007	France
8	Women	2011	Brazil
11	Women	2009	People's Republic of China
15	Women	2019	Japan
16	Women	2015	Denmark
16	Women	2013	Serbia

African Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Morocco

African Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2021	Cameroon
1	Women	2016	Angola

El Comandante (angop.ao, 12 Dec 2016)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

CD Primeiro de Agosto [Luanda, ANG]

Nelson Damiao Catito [club], ANG; Filipe Cruz [national], ANG

Position style:

Centre back (ihf.info, 30 Nov 2019)

Left (handzone.net, 14 Dec 2015)

Sporting relatives:

Her half sisters Marcelina Kiala and Luisa Kiala have both represented Angola in handball. Marcelina competed at the 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games, while Luisa competed at four consecutive Olympic Games between 2004 and 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Feb 2020; allafrica.com, 16 Dec 2015; sports-reference.com, 2012)

National league:

Angola Women's Handball League [ANG] (ihf.info, 30 Nov 2019)

She began playing handball at Clube Desportivo O Maculusso in Luanda, Angola. (Athlete, 30 Jul 2016)

She followed her sister into the sport. (Athlete, 30 Jul 2016)

She was named the Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2016 African Nations Championships in Luanda, Angola. (angop.ao, 12 Dec 2016)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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