Clodoaldo Silva

Clodoaldo Silva (born 1 February 1979) is a Brazilian 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.[2] He also represented Brazil at the 2008, 2012[3] and 2016 Paralympics,[4] 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 41) Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil[1]
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Disability class	S5 (classification)
Club	Paraplegic Association Campinas
Coached by	Leonardo Tomasello Araujo (national)[1]
Medal record Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4×50 m medley 20 pts 2000 Sydney 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts 2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle 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 2004 Athens 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts 2008 Beijing 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts 2016 Rio Mixed 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

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.[2]

Silva has cerebral palsy,[2] and took up swimming in 1996 as part of his rehabilitation. He is married and has a daughter Anita.[1]

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.[5] Silva was also the final torchbearer and lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony.[6]

References

1. SILVA Clodoaldo. infostradasports.com Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Paralympic Sport Awards Winners – 2005" Archived 21 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee
3. "Brazilean swimmer Clodoaldo Silva to participate in Beijing's Paralympic Games" Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, 4 September 2008
4. Clodoaldo Silva Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
5. Maria Joana Silva. Rio2016, Retrieved 20 September 2016
6. "Rio Paralympics 2016: Brazil president booed at opening ceremony". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2016.