Erlon Silva

Erlon de Souza Silva (born 23 June 1991) is a Brazilian sprint canoeist who competes in the 1000 m doubles event (C-2). He placed tenth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. He won two more silver medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games and became a world champion in 2015.[4]

Erlon Silva
Silva at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1991-06-23) June 23, 1991
Ubatã, Brazil[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportSprint canoe
Event(s)C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m,
C-2 1000 m
ClubFlamengo, Rio de Janeiro[3]
Paulistano, São Paulo[4]
Coached byPedro Sena[5]
Jesus Morlan[4]
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroC-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 MilanC-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 MoscowC-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedC-2 1000 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoC-2 1000 m
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínC-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínC-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínC-2 1000 m

Career

In 2014, de Souza Silva won a World Championship bronze medal in the men's C2 200 m with Isaquias Queiroz.[6] A year later, that team won World Championship gold in the C2 1000 m.[7]

This team also won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in the C2 1000 m.[8]

At the following World Championships, the team were unable to defend their title, finishing in 4th place in the final.[9] In 2018, Silva and Queiroz won World Championship gold again, this time in the C2 500 m.[10]

In 2019, the team won World Championship bronze, this time at the C2 1000 m.[11]

A hip injury prevented Silva from attending the 2020 Summer Olympics, forcing Jacky Godmann to take his place as Queiroz's partner.[12]

Personal life

Silva took up canoeing aged 14 in his native Ubatã, but later moved to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. He is married to Rosangela.[4]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erlon Silva.
  1. Erlon Silva Archived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. cob.org.br
  2. Erlon de Souza Silva Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Erlon Silva Archived 6 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  4. Erlon de Souza Silva. nbcolympics.com
  5. Erlon Silva. london2012.com
  6. "2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Race 226 - C2 M 200 - Final A". results.imas-sport.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  7. "2015 World Championship - Men's C2 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 23 August 2015. p. 286.
  8. "2016 Olympic Sprint Canoe Results" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 20 August 2016.
  9. "2017 World Championships - C2 Men 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. p. 201.
  10. "2018 World Championships - C2 Men 500 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 26 August 2018.
  11. "2019 World Championships - C2 Men's 1000 m" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. 24 August 2019.
  12. Canoagem confirma três atletas em Tóquio; Erlon fica fora por lesão
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