Make that two Olympic bronze medals for Rafael Silva…
The 29-year-old Brazilian judoka defeated Abdullo Tangriev of Uzbekistan in the Bronze Medal Bout A of the Men’s >100 kg judo competition at the 2016 Rio Games.
Silva had previously become Brazil’s first Olympic medalist in the judo heavyweight division (>100 kg) back at the 2012 London Games, taking home the bronze medal.
Silva won the Pan American Judo Championships in 2012–2014 and 2016.
Rafaela Silva wins twice to put Brazil on the Olympics podium at the 2024 Paris Games… The 32-year-old Brazilian judoka, the first Brazilian woman to become a world champion in judo, won the decisive match to lead Brazil to victory against Italy (4-3) on Saturday to secure the bronze medal…
Rafaela Silva is a hometown hearo… The 24-year-old Brazilian judoka earned the host country’s first gold medal of the 2016 Rio Games. Silva, the country's first female world champion in judo, won the 57-kilogram division of the Japanese martial art on Monday as the crowd chanted “Rafa” and waved Brazilian…
Following a disappointing loss in the quarterfinals, Rafael Silva roared back to make it onto the medal podium at the 2012 Olympic Games. The 25-year-old Brazilian judoka won the bronze medal in the men’s judo over-100kg class at the London Games by beating South Korea’s Kim Sung-Min on Friday. Silva lost…
