Alexandra do Nascimento


Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento is a Brazilian female handball player for Bourg-de-Péage DHB and the Brazilian national team.

Career

She was born in 1981 in Limeira but she soon moved to Espírito Santo where she grew up. She moved to Austria in 2004.
In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.
In 2016, she was chosen for the third time to be in Brazil's Olympic handball team. She was the top scorer in her first two games.

Achievements

Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, :es:Patricio Martínez Chavez|Patricio Martínez.