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Luís Cardoso da Silva
Luís Carlos Cardoso in 2016
Personal information
Full nameLuís Carlos Cardoso da Silva
Born11 December 1984 (1984-12-11) (age 40)
Picos, Piauí, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportParacanoe
Disability classKL1, VL2
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo KL1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 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
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged KL1
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
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Luís Carlos Cardoso da Silva (born 11 December 1984) is a Brazilian paracanoeist. He is a six-time world champion.[1]

Career

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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

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  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.
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