Pepe Gonçalves

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
Ipaussu, São Paulo
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)K1, C1, Extreme K1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 PragueExtreme K1
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaK1
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaExtreme K1
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoK1
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Foz do IguaçuK1 team

Early life

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, nearly qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics - missing the qualifying time by 0.13 seconds - and got a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Career

Gonçalves won a bronze medal in the Extreme K1 event at the 2019 World Championships in Prague. He also won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2019.

Gonçalves competed at two Olympic Games. He finished 6th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[4] 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.[5]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
20163 September 2016Prague3rdK1 cross1
201923 June 2019Bratislava2ndExtreme K1
30 June 2019Tacen2ndExtreme K1
8 September 2019Prague3rdExtreme K12
202017 October 2020Tacen3rdK1
17 October 2020Tacen1stExtreme K1
202120 June 2021Markkleeberg1stExtreme K1
202212 June 2022Prague3rdExtreme K1
28 August 2022Pau3rdExtreme K1
1 Although the K1 cross events were contested, no World Cup points were awarded
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points

Personal life

He lives in Foz do Iguaçu, where he trains and studies physiotherapy.[6]

Controversy

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.[7][8]

References
  1. "Pedro da Silva". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Pedro Goncalves (BRA)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. "Pedro DA SILVA (BRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. "Pedro da Silva". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "Pedro Gonçalves, o Pepe: promessa da canoagem slalom é hexa aos 23". Globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 30 December 2016.
  7. "'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.
  8. "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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