Hortência Marcari
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About
Basketball player and Olympic athlete who is considered one of the greatest female basketball players in Brazil. She was a shooting guard until she retired and also represented Brazil at the 1996 Olympics. On her hortenciamarcari Instagram page, she has 290,000 followers who can see some of her appearances, old basketball playing footage, and her lifestyle.
Before fame
She started to play street basketball when she was only 13. She was spotted by the coach of Brazil women's national basketball team and was playing for the national team at age 15.
Trivia
She has won a World Basketball Championship, silver at the Olympics, and won gold at the Pan American Games. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Family life
She is divorced from n José Victor Oliva, and has two children, Joao and Antônio.
Associated with
Jeremy Larner has interviewed her and during the interview many people stopped to ask for her autograph.
