Evânio da Silva
 Evânio da Silva (2016) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Evânio Rodrigues da Silva |
| Born | 2 September 1984 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
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.
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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