Pedro Henrique "Pepe" Gonçalves da Silva (born 12 April 1993 in Ipaussu)[1][2] is a Brazilian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.[3]

Pepe Gonçalves
Gonçalves in 2019
Personal information
Full namePedro Henrique Gonçalves da Silva
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31)
Ipaussu, São Paulo
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1, C1, Kayak cross
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Prague Kayak cross
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima K1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Kayak cross
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto K1
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago K1
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción K1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Kayak cross
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team

Early life

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Raised in Piraju, da Silva got interested in canoeing after seeing the Brazilian team that would participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics practice in his city. He joined a social project that taught the sport in the Paranapanema River and got moved to sailing for a year due to his low stature, but his abilities in the kayak soon convinced his teachers. Once moved from sprint to slalom, Gonçalves won his first Brazilian championship in 2011, and nearly qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics - missing the qualifying time by 0.13 seconds.

Career

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At the 2015 Pan American Games, in his first participation in Pans, he obtained the silver medal in the K1 category. In the same year, he won bronze in the 2015 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships.[4]

Gonçalves won a bronze medal in the kayak cross event at the 2019 World Championships in Prague.[5] He also won the overall World Cup title in kayak cross in 2019.[6]

Gonçalves competed at two Olympic Games. He finished 6th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[7] the best result the country ever had in this sport. He also competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he finished 19th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.[8]

At the 2022 South American Games, he obtained two gold medals, in K1 and kayak cross.[9][10]

At the 2023 Pan American Games he obtained a silver medal in the K1 event. [11]

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
2016 3 September 2016 Prague 3rd Kayak cross1
2019 23 June 2019 Bratislava 2nd Kayak cross
30 June 2019 Tacen 2nd Kayak cross
8 September 2019 Prague 3rd Kayak cross2
2020 17 October 2020 Tacen 3rd K1
17 October 2020 Tacen 1st Kayak cross
2021 20 June 2021 Markkleeberg 1st Kayak cross
2022 12 June 2022 Prague 3rd Kayak cross
28 August 2022 Pau 3rd Kayak cross
2024 22 September 2024 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd Kayak cross
1 Although the K1 cross events were contested, no World Cup points were awarded
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points

Personal life

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He lives in Foz do Iguaçu, where he trains and studies physiotherapy.[12]

Controversy

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During the 2016 Olympics, he made news for being brought by diver Ingrid de Oliveira to her bedroom, causing tension between Oliveira and her partner Giovanna Pedroso as both would compete in the women's 10-meter synchronized platform dive the next day.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Pedro da Silva". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Pedro Goncalves (BRA)". CanoeICF.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Pedro DA SILVA (BRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ^ Pedro Henrique Gonçalves da Silva
  5. ^ Pepê Gonçalves é bronze no Mundial de Canoagem Slalom Extremo
  6. ^ Federação internacional revisa pontos, e Pepê Gonçalves fica com título geral da Copa do Mundo
  7. ^ "Pedro da Silva". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Canoe Slalom GONCALVES Pedro". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  9. ^ Cinco ouros, um bronze e domínio completo na canoagem slalom
  10. ^ Jogos Sul-americanos 2022: confira as medalhas do Brasil
  11. ^ Brasil conquista três ouros e três pratas na canoagem slalom
  12. ^ "Pedro Gonçalves, o Pepe: promessa da canoagem slalom é hexa aos 23". Globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 30 December 2016.
  13. ^ "'Marathon sex session' at Olympics leads to end of synchronized diving tandem". Latino.FoxNews.com. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Ingrid Oliveira Marathon Sex Scandal: Why She's The Victim". AustraliaNetworkNews.com. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
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