Edival Pontes

Edival Marques Quirino Pontes also known as Netinho[1] (born October 11, 1997) is a Brazilian taekwondo athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. He won a gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in the under 63 kg weight category.[2][3]

Edival Pontes
Personal information
Nickname(s)Netinho
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
University teamParaíba State University
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's taekwondo
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Guadalajara74 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2018 Moscow68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Taoyuan68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Chiba 68 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Spokane68 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Queretaro68 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Nanjing63 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Taipei63 kg

He represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

References
  1. "Paraibano que treina sem tatame é campeão mundial juvenil de tae kwon do - Esportes - Estadão". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  2. "Edival MARQUES QUIRINO PONTES - Olympic Taekwondo | Brazil". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. Cesare, Lucas (2021-03-18). "Conheça as equipes brasileiras já classificadas em suas modalidades para as Olimpíadas de Tóquio". Sportbuzz (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. "Taekwondo - PONTES Edival". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-23.


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