Luis Cardoso da Silva

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 38)
Picos, Brazil
Sport
SportParacanoe
Disability classKL1, VL2
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoKL1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowV–1 A
Gold medal – first place2015 MilanKL1
Gold medal – first place2015 MilanVL1
Gold medal – first place2016 DuisburgVL1
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceVL1
Gold medal – first place2019 SzegedVL2
Silver medal – second place2012 PoznańV–1 A
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoVL2
Silver medal – second place2021 CopenhagenKL1
Silver medal – second place2022 DartmouthKL1
Bronze medal – third place2016 DuisburgKL1
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceKL1
Bronze medal – third place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoKL1
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedKL1
Bronze medal – third place2023 DuisburgKL1
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Career

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
  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". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 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". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.


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