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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| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 23, 1991 Ubatã, Brazil[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint canoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m, C-2 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro[3] Paulistano, São Paulo[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pedro Sena[5] Jesus Morlan[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ Erlon Silva Archived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. cob.org.br
- ^ Erlon de Souza Silva Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Erlon Silva Archived 6 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c d Erlon de Souza Silva. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Erlon Silva. london2012.com
- ^ "2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Race 226 - C2 M 200 - Final A". results.imas-sport.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "2015 World Championship - Men's C2 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 23 August 2015. p. 286.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Sprint Canoe Results" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 20 August 2016.
- ^ "2017 World Championships - C2 Men 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. p. 201.
- ^ "2018 World Championships - C2 Men 500 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "2019 World Championships - C2 Men's 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 24 August 2019.
- ^ Canoagem confirma três atletas em Tóquio; Erlon fica fora por lesão
External links edit
- Erlon Silva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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