Edson Isaías Freitas da Silva (born 25 March 1982) is a Brazilian canoeist who won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in different events at the Pan American Games in 2007 and 2015. He competed in the K-1 200 metres and K-2 200 metres events at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[2]
 Silva at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edson Isaías Freitas da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1982 Porto Alegre, Brazil[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Guahyba Associacao de Canoagem[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nilvion Schmitt (club) Rui Fernandes (national)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Edson Isaias". cob.org.br. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
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Media related to Edson Silva (canoeist) at Wikimedia Commons- Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva at the International Canoe Federation
- Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva at Olympics.com
- Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
- Edson da Silva at Olympedia
- Edson Silva at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (archived) (in Portuguese)
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