Antônio Tenório Silva

Antônio Tenório Silva

Medal record
Men's judo
Summer Paralympics
	1996 Atlanta	–86 kg
	2000 Sydney	–90 kg
	2004 Athens	–100 kg
	2008 Beijing	–100 kg
	2012 London	–100 kg
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	–100 kg

Antônio Tenório da Silva (born 24 October 1970)^[1] is a Brazilian judoka. As a child, he lost the vision in his left eye from an accident while playing with a slingshot. Six years later, an infection claimed the vision in his right eye, leaving him completely blind at the ripe age of 19.^[2]

He has participated in four Summer Paralympics and has won gold each time. With his win at the 2008 Games, he became the first person to win four consecutive Paralympic gold medals in judo.^[3]

References

1. "Athlete Biography - SILVA Antonio Tenorio". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
2. Lopes, Lello (2004-09-20). "Judoca Antônio Tenório conquista o segundo ouro brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
3. "Antonio Tenorio Silva makes Judo history". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2008-09-29.