Fernando Silva (badminton)

Fernando Silva (born 17 December 1972) is a Portuguese badminton player. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] He won 4 bronze medals at the BWF World Senior Championships.

Fernando Silva
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972 (age 51)
Peniche, Portugal
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportBadminton
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Portugal
World Senior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Helsingborg Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Katowice Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Katowice Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Mixed doubles

Career

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After his participation in the 1992 Olympic Games, Silva partnered with Ricardo Fernandes and won the Slovenian International title in 1994. He later swapped partners with Marco Vasconcelos and won the Portugal International two consecutive times in 1997 and 1998 with Hugo Rodrigues.

Achievements

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World Senior Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden   Jürgen Koch 13–21, 12–21   Bronze
2019 Spodek, Katowice, Poland   Dariusz Zięba 23–25, 12–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Spodek,
Katowice, Poland
  Maria Gomes   Morten Aarup
  Lene Struwe Andersen
21–15, 20–22, 19–21   Bronze
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
  Maria Gomes   Gerben Bruijstens
  Georgy van Soerland-Trouerbach
15–21, 9–21   Bronze

Achievements

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BWF/IBF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1990 Spanish International   Jürgen Koch 6–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1997 Portugal International   Peter Janum 9–15, 2–15   Runner-up
1997 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Thomas Wapp 10–15, 3–15   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Slovenian International   Ricardo Fernandes   Lawrence Chew
  Jorge Rodriguez
16–17, 17–14, 15–4   Winner
1997 Portugal International   Hugo Rodrigues   Russell Hogg
  Kenny Middlemiss
Walkover   Winner
1998 Portugal International   Hugo Rodrigues   James Anderson
  Ian Pearson
8–15, 11–15   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Fernando Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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