Evânio da Silva

Evânio Rodrigues da Silva (born 2 September 1984) is a Brazilian Paralympic powerlifter.[1] He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's 88 kg event.[1]

Evânio da Silva
Evânio da Silva (2016)
Personal information
Full nameEvânio Rodrigues da Silva
Born (1984-09-02) 2 September 1984
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 88 kg
World Championships
2019 Nur-Sultan Mixed team
2017 London 88 kg
Parapan American Games
2015 Toronto 80 kg
2019 Lima 88 kg

He won the gold medal in his event at both the 2015 Parapan American Games and 2019 Parapan American Games.

At the 2017 World Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico he won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event.[2]

References
  1. "Evânio da Silva". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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