Luis Cardoso da Silva

Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva (born 11 December 1984) is a Brazilian paracanoeist. He is a six-time world champion.[1]

Luis Cardoso da Silva
Personal information
Full nameLuis Carlos Cardoso da Silva
Born11 December 1984 (1984-12-11) (age 37)
Picos, Brazil
Sport
SportParacanoe
Disability classKL1, VL2
Medal record

Career

Silva won his fifth world championship in 2017 in the men's VL1 event, surpassing Fernando Fernandes de Pádua for the most by a Brazilian.[2]

Silva represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL1 event and finished in fourth place with a time 51.631.[3] He again represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL1 event and finished with a time of 48.031 and won a silver medal.[4][5]

References

  1. "Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. "Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva finds Rio redemption". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. "Canoe Sprint - CARDOSO da SILVA Luis Carlos". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 4 September 2021. Date of Birth: 11 Dec 1984, Place of birth: PICOS
  5. "Hungary's Peter Kiss seals first gold medal of the canoe sprint competition at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.


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