Marcelina Kiala

Marcelina Kiala
Personal information
Born (1979-11-09) 9 November 1979 (age 44)
Luanda, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Angola 89[1] (246)
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Salé Team competition
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo Team competition

Marcelina Kiala (born 9 November 1979) is a retired Angolan handball player and a former member of the Angola women's national handball team. Kiala competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, 2005 and 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

She is the sister of fellow Angolan women's handball player, Luisa Kiala, half-sister of Natália Bernardo and the wife of former Angolan handball coach Vivaldo Eduardo.[2]

References

  1. ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Angola" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcelina Kiala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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