Maria Andrade

Maria Andrade
Personal information
NationalityCape Verdean
Born (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2016 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Representing  Cape Verde
Women's taekwondo
African Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Agadir -49 kg

Maria Andrade Teixeira (born 19 March 1993) is a Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete.

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 49 kg, where she lost to Panipak Wongpattanakit in the preliminaries.[1] She was the flag bearer for Cape Verde during the Parade of Nations[2] and the closing ceremony.[3]

  1. ^ "Maria Andrade". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.