Evânio da Silva

Evânio da Silva
Evânio da Silva at Rio 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameEvânio Rodrigues da Silva
Born (1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 (age 40)
Cícero Dantas, Bahia, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportPara powerlifting
Weight class88 kg
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 88 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 88 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 88 kg

Evânio Rodrigues da Silva (born 2 September 1984) is a Brazilian Paralympic powerlifter.[1] He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's 88 kg event.[1] He also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

He won the gold medal in his event at both the 2015 Parapan American Games and 2019 Parapan American Games.[2]

At the 2017 World Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event.[3]

In 2021, he competed in the men's 88 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan without a successful lift.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Evanio da Silva". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ Janeiro, Por GloboEsporte comRio de (13 September 2016). "É prata! Evânio da Silva repete Toronto 2015 e vai ao pódio no halterofilismo" [It's silver! Evânio da Silva repeats Toronto 2015 and goes to the podium in weightlifting]. globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's 88 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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