Clarissa dos Santos

Clarissa Cristina dos Santos, born on 10 March 1988 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian professional basketball player who played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association and later for Basket Landes in the Euroleague Women. She started playing sport at 13 at the Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex, where she trained in the discus throw until she was invited to try basketball, and by 2006 she was in the adult team of Fluminense. A strong rebounder, she topped the Brazilian championship in rebounds for two straight years and was champion in 2012 with the Americana team. For the Brazilian national team she won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, was part of the squad that won the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, and played at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.