Thalia Costa

Brazilian rugby union player

Rugby player

Thalia Costa

Date of birth

(1997-05-30) May 30, 1997 (age 27)

Height

1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)

Weight

55 kg (121 lb)

Rugby union career

Thalia da Silva Costa (born 30 May 1997) is a Brazilian rugby union player.

Personal life

Her twin sister Thalita Costa also plays rugby sevens for Brazil.^[1] They were born in São Luís.^[2]

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]

^ 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.