Joice Souza da Silva (born 20 July 1983) is a Brazilian freestyle wrestler.[1]

Joice Silva

Joice Silva in 2014
Medal record
Women's wrestling
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 55 kg

Career edit

Joice Silva competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Valeria Zholobova in the 1/8 finals.[2]

Silva became the first Brazilian gold medalist in wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Joice Souza da Silva". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  2. ^ "Joice Souza da Silva - Events and results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  3. ^ "Joice Silva ganha 1º ouro da história na luta olímpica para o Brasil no Pan". uol.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.

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