Edson Madeira

Edson Marcelo da Silva Madeira (born 18 May 1985) is a Mozambican judoka, who competed in the half-lightweight division (66 kg).[1] He achieved numerous fifth and seventh-place finishes at the African Championships within a span of five years. Madeira made his official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and qualified for the men's 66-kg division. He was eliminated in the first round, after being defeated by Dex Elmont of the Netherlands, who automatically scored an ippon.[2]

Edson Madeira
Personal information
Full nameEdson Marcelo da Silva Madeira
Nationality Mozambique
Born (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)66 kg

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edson Madeira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. "Men's Half Lightweight (66kg) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.


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