Pedro Gonçalves da Silva
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| Full name | Pedro Henrique Gonçalves da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||
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12 April 1993 Ipuaçu, São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | K1, C1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pedro Henrique "Pepe" Gonçalves da Silva (born 12 April 1993 in Ipuaçu)[1] is a Brazilian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.[2]
He finished 6th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[3], the best result the country ever had in this sport. During the event, he also made news for being brought by diver Ingrid de Oliveira to her bedroom, causing tension between Oliveira and her partner Giovanna Pedroso as both would compete in the women's 10-meter synchronized platform dive the next day.[4][5]
Raised in Piraju, da Silva got interested in canoeing after seeing the Brazilian team that would participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics practice in his city. He joined a social project that taught the sport in the Paranapanema River, and got moved to sailing for a year due to his low stature, but his abilities in the kayak soon convinced his teachers. Once moved from sprint to slalom, Gonçalves won his first Brazilian championship in 2011, nearly qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics - missing the qualifying time by 0.13 seconds - and got a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. He lives in Foz do Iguaçu, where he trains and studies physiotherapy.[6]
References
- ↑ "Pedro da Silva". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Pedro DA SILVA (BRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ "Pedro da Silva". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ "'Marathon sex session' at Olympics leads to end of synchronized diving tandem". Latino.FoxNews.com. 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Ingrid Oliveira Marathon Sex Scandal: Why She's The Victim". AustraliaNetworkNews.com. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Pedro Gonçalves, o Pepe: promessa da canoagem slalom é hexa aos 23". Globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 30 December 2016.
External links
- Pedro Enrique Gon DA SILVA at CanoeSlalom.net