Erlon Silva

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Erlon Silva
Erlon Silva Rio2016.jpg
Silva at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 34)
Ubatã, Brazil [1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
Sport Sprint canoe
Event(s)
C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m,
C-2 1000 m
ClubFlamengo, Rio de Janeiro [3]
Paulistano, São Paulo [4]
Coached byPedro Sena [5]
Jesus Morlan [4]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Milan C-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-2 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Moscow C-2 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Szeged C-2 1000 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara C-2 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto C-2 1000 m
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Medellín C-2 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Medellín C-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Medellín C-2 1000 m

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]

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Career

In 2014, de Souza Silva won a World Championship bronze medal in the men's C2 200 m with Isaquias Queiroz. [6] A year later, that team won World Championship gold in the C2 1000 m. [7]

This team also won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in the C2 1000 m. [8]

At the following World Championships, the team were unable to defend their title, finishing in 4th place in the final. [9] In 2018, Silva and Queiroz won World Championship gold again, this time in the C2 500 m. [10]

In 2019, the team won World Championship bronze, this time at the C2 1000 m. [11]

A hip injury prevented Silva from attending the 2020 Summer Olympics, forcing Jacky Godmann to take his place as Queiroz's partner. [12]

Personal life

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

  1. ↑ Erlon Silva Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine . cob.org.br
  2. ↑ Erlon de Souza Silva Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  3. ↑ Erlon Silva Archived 6 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  4. 1 2 3 4 Erlon de Souza Silva. nbcolympics.com
  5. ↑ Erlon Silva. london2012.com
  6. ↑ "2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Race 226 - C2 M 200 - Final A". results.imas-sport.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "2015 World Championship - Men's C2 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 23 August 2015. p. 286.
  8. ↑ "2016 Olympic Sprint Canoe Results" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 20 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "2017 World Championships - C2 Men 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. p. 201.
  10. ↑ "2018 World Championships - C2 Men 500 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 26 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "2019 World Championships - C2 Men's 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 24 August 2019.
  12. ↑ Canoagem confirma três atletas em Tóquio; Erlon fica fora por lesão


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