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Edson Silva (canoeist)

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Edson Silva
Silva at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1982-03-25) 25 March 1982 (age 42)
Porto Alegre, Brazil[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubGuahyba Associacao de Canoagem[3]
Coached byNilvion Schmitt (club)
Rui Fernandes (national)[3]
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro K4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto K1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto K2 200 m

Edson Isaías Freitas da Silva (born 25 March 1982) is a Brazilian canoeist who won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in different events at the Pan American Games in 2007 and 2015. He competed in the K-1 200 metres and K-2 200 metres events at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[2]

References

  1. ^ Edson Isaias. cob.org.br
  2. ^ a b Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva. nbcolympics.com