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 39)
Picos, Brazil
Sport
SportParacanoe
Disability classKL1, VL2
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo KL1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow V–1 A
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan KL1
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan VL1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Duisburg VL1
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice VL1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged VL2
Silver medal – second place 2012 Poznań V–1 A
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho VL2
Silver medal – second place 2021 Copenhagen KL1
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth KL1
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Duisburg KL1
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice KL1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho KL1
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged KL1
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Duisburg KL1

Career edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva". canoeicf.com. 21 September 2019. 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". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. 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". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.