Fernando Silva (badminton)

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Fernando Silva
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972 (age 52)
Peniche, Portugal
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport Badminton
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
World Senior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Helsingborg Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Katowice Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Katowice Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Huelva Mixed doubles

Fernando Silva (born 17 December 1972) is a Portuguese badminton player. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] He won 4 bronze medals at the BWF World Senior Championships.

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Career

After his participation in the 1992 Olympic Games, Silva partnered with Ricardo Fernandes and won the Slovenian International title in 1994. He later swapped partners with Marco Vasconcelos and won the Portugal International two consecutive times in 1997 and 1998 with Hugo Rodrigues.

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Koch 13–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 Spodek, Katowice, Poland Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz Zięba 23–25, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Spodek,
Katowice, Poland
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Maria Gomes Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Aarup
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Struwe Andersen
21–15, 20–22, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Maria Gomes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerben Bruijstens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Georgy van Soerland-Trouerbach
15–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF/IBF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1990 Spanish International Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Koch 6–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Portugal International Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Janum 9–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Wapp 10–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 Slovenian International Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ricardo Fernandes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lawrence Chew
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jorge Rodriguez
16–17, 17–14, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Portugal International Flag of Portugal (official).svg Hugo Rodrigues Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Hogg
Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Middlemiss
WalkoverGold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Portugal International Flag of Portugal (official).svg Hugo Rodrigues Flag of England.svg James Anderson
Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson
8–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Fernando Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.