Meiya Tireira (born 15 April 1986) is a Malian women's basketball player for Valencia Basket in the Spanish Women's League. A member of the Mali women's national basketball team, Tireira competed in all 5 of Mali's matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics, scoring a total of 16 points and grabbing 19 rebounds.[1]

Meiya Tireira
No. 13 – Valencia Basket
PositionForward / center
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 38)
Bamako, Mali
Listed height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
WNBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Sfaxien
2013–2014Interclube
2016–2017Sedis
2017–presentValencia
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Mali
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Team
AfroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mali
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Senegal

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meiya Tireira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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