Erlon Silva
Silva at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Ubatã, Brazil[1] | 23 June 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club |
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro[3] Paulistano, São Paulo[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by |
Pedro Sena[5] Jesus Morlan[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Erlon de Souza Silva (born 23 June 1991) is a Brazilian sprint canoeist who competes in the 1000 m doubles event (C-2). He placed tenth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. He won two more silver medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games and became a world champion in 2015.[4]
Silva took up canoeing aged 14 in his native Ubatã, but later moved to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. He is married to Rosangela.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erlon Silva. |
- ↑ Erlon Silva. cob.org.br
- ↑ Erlon de Souza Silva. rio2016.com
- ↑ Erlon Silva Archived 6 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine.. sports-reference.com
- 1 2 3 4 Erlon de Souza Silva. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Erlon Silva. london2012.com
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