Rafael Silva (judoka)

Not to be confused with Rafaela Silva.
Rafael Silva

Silva in 2011
Personal information
Nickname(s) Baby
Born 11 May 1987 (1987-05-11) (age 29)
Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 165 kg (364 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport Judo
Club Esporte Clube Pinheiros
Coached by Renato Dagnino
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2012 London +100 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro +100 kg
World Championships
2013 Rio de Janeiro +100 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk +100 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara +100 kg
Pan American Judo Championships
2012 Montreal +100 kg
2013 San José +100 kg
2014 Guayaquil +100 kg
2016 Havana +100 kg
2011 Guadalajara +100 kg
2015 Edmonton +100 kg

Rafael Carlos da Silva (born 11 May 1987) is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. He became Brazil's first Olympic medalist in the judo heavyweight division (>100 kg), winning a bronze medal in 2012. Silva won the Pan American Judo Championships in 2012–2014 and 2016, and qualified for the 2016 Olympics.[3]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won again the bronze medal in the Men's +100 kg, losing only to the legendary judoka Teddy Riner.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Rafael da Silva. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Rafael Silva. cob.org.br
  3. ↑ Rafael Silva, where he earned a bronze medal. judoinside.com
  4. ↑ Baby confirma aposta, esquece revés para astro e ganha 2º bronze olímpico


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