Melina Teno
Encyclopedia
Melina Martins Teno is a female water polo
player
from Brazil
, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team
at the 2003 Pan American Games
. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games
, finishing in fourth place.
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team
Brazil women's national water polo team
The Brazil women's national water polo team represents Brazil in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.-Olympic Games:* 2000 — did not qualify* 2004 — did not qualify* 2008 — did not qualify...
at the 2003 Pan American Games
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
, finishing in fourth place.