Erlon Silva

Erlon Silva
Silva at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-06-23) June 23, 1991 (age 33)
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 place 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow C-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged C-2 1000 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto C-2 1000 m
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín C-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín C-2 1000 m

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]

  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. ^ a b c Erlon de Souza Silva. nbcolympics.com
  5. ^ Erlon Silva. london2012.com