Clodoaldo Silva

Clodoaldo Silva (born 1 February 1979) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, winning three silver medals and one bronze. He competed again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he set four world records, five Paralympic records, and won six gold medals and one silver. He also represented Brazil at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, and lit the Paralympic cauldron at the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.

Clodoaldo Silva

Silva in 2016
Personal information
Born	1 February 1979 (1979-02) (age 45) Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Disability class	S5
Club	Paraplegic Association Campinas
Coached by	Leonardo Tomasello Araujo (national)
Retired	2016
Medal record Representing Brazil Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 50 m freestyle S4 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S4 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle S4 2004 Athens 50 m butterfly S4 2004 Athens 150 m ind. medley SM4 2004 Athens 4×50 m medley 20 pts 2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4×50 m medley 20 pts 2000 Sydney 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts 2004 Athens 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts 2016 Rio Mixed 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts 2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts IPC Swimming World Championships 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m freestyle relay 20pts 2013 Montreal 4×50 m freestyle relay 20pts 2015 Glasgow 4×50 m mixed freestyle relay 20pts Parapan American Games 2003 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata 100m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata 200m freestyle S4 2003 Mar del Plata 150m individual medley SM4 2011 Guadalajara 4x50m freestyle relay 2011 Guadalajara 4x50m medley relay 2003 Mar del Plata 50m backstroke S4 2011 Guadalajara 50m freestyle S5 2011 Guadalajara 100m freestyle S5 2011 Guadalajara 200m freestyle S5 2011 Guadalajara 50m butterfly S5 2015 Toronto 50m freestyle S5 2015 Toronto 100m freestyle S5 2015 Toronto 200m freestyle S5

Silva after lighting the Paralympic cauldron at the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

In 2005, he was given the Best Male Athlete award by the International Paralympic Committee, the Best Female Athlete award going to Japan's Mayumi Narita.

Silva has cerebral palsy, and took up swimming in 1996 as part of his rehabilitation. He is married and has a daughter Anita.

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he took a silver medal in the Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay. His teammates were Daniel Dias, Edenia Garcia, Susana Ribeiro, Talisson Glock, Maiara Regina Perreira Barreto, Joana Maria Silva and Patricia Pereira dos Santos. Silva was also the final torchbearer and lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony.