Thalia Costa
Appearance
Date of birth | May 30, 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Thalia da Silva Costa (born 30 May 1997) is a Brazilian rugby union player.
Personal life
[edit]Her twin sister Thalita Costa also plays rugby sevens for Brazil.[1] They were born in São Luís.[2]
Rugby career
[edit]Costa was named in the Brazil squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She represented Brazil at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, they placed eleventh overall.[4][citation needed]
She will be competing for Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Gray, Lizzie (July 16, 2021). "The twins of Maranhão are the national rugby weapons of the Olympic Games".
- ^ Gray, Lizzie (29 June 2021). "Maranhão twins Talia and Thalita will compete in the Olympics for the Brazilian rugby team Sevens". Mediarun Search. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Thalia da Silva Costa". www.ultimaterugby.com.
- ^ "Brazil ready for Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Brazil Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Brazil - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Brazilian rugby union players
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Brazil
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Brazilian twins
- Sportspeople from São Luís, Maranhão
- Brazilian female rugby union players
- Brazil international women's rugby sevens players
- Brazilian rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
- Brazilian sportspeople stubs
- South American rugby union biography stubs