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.
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Full name | Evânio Rodrigues da Silva |
Born | 2 September 1984 |
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Country | Brazil |
Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
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
edit- ^ a b "Evânio da Silva". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Janeiro, Por GloboEsporte comRio de (2016-09-13). "É prata! Evânio da Silva repete Toronto 2015 e vai ao pódio no halterofilismo". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Men's 88 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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