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Helen Luz

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Helen Cristina Santos Luz (born November 23, 1972, in Araçatuba, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. A starting guard on the great Brazilian teams of the 1990s and early 2000s, she was world champion in the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women and bronze medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Luz also played for the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2001–2003, and in the Spanish Liga Femenina for Zaragoza (2003–2004), Barcelona (2004–2006), Rivas (2006–2007), Cadi La Seu (2007–2008), and Hondarribia-Irun (2008–2010). She finished her career in one final season with the Brazilian team Americana, in São Paulo State, announcing her retirement at the end of February 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Luz is the 1,086th most popular basketball player, the 1,757th most popular biography from Brazil and the 11th most popular Brazilian Basketball Player.

Helen Luz is most famous for being a prominent Brazilian basketball player known for her skills on the court, particularly in the women's national team. She has represented Brazil in various international competitions, contributing to the growth of women's basketball in the country.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Helen Luz ranks 1,091 out of 1,757Before her are Michael Beasley, Kerem Tunçeri, Stefan Jović, Ann Wauters, Sergiy Gladyr, Mirza Begić, Gašper Vidmar, Damon Stoudamire, Kostas Tsartsaris, Scottie Wilbekin, and Alex Tyus. After her are Chuck Person.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Helen Luz ranks 1,243Before her are Vyacheslav Dayev, Elvis Stojko, Larisa Kruglova, Pasquale Padalino, Raffaelo Caserta, and Heiko Gerber. After her are Matt Keeslar, Yohei Sato, Svetlana Vysokova, Ramiz Mamedov, Anna-Maria Botsari, and Yuko Emoto.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Helen Luz ranks 1,757 out of 2,236Before her are Fabrício André Pires (1982), Eltinho (1987), Fernanda Garay (1986), Huenes Marcelo Lemos (1981), Kanu (1985), and Alecsandro (1981). After her are Shelda Bede (1973), Alceu (1984), Marcelo Toscano (1985), Pericles de Oliveira Ramos (1975), Everaldo (1991), and Leonardo (1986).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Brazil

Among basketball players born in Brazil, Helen Luz ranks 11Before her are Hortência Marcari (1959), Marcelo Huertas (1983), Leandro Barbosa (1982), Anderson Varejão (1982), Janeth Arcain (1969), and Raul Neto (1992). After her are Marcelinho Machado (1975), Adriana Moisés Pinto (1978), Kelly Santos (1979), Bruno Caboclo (1995), Cristiano Felício (1992), and Rafael Hettsheimeir (1986).