Clodoaldo Silva

Clodoaldo Silva (born 1 February 1979) is a Brazilian Paralympic 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. He also represented Brazil at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, and lit the Paralympic cauldron at the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.

Clodoaldo Silva
Silva in 2016
Personal information
Born1 February 1979 (1979-02) (age 45)
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Disability classS5
ClubParaplegic Association Campinas
Coached byLeonardo Tomasello Araujo (national)
Retired2016
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
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
2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle
2000 Sydney 4×50 m medley 20 pts
2000 Sydney 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
2004 Athens 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
2016 Rio Mixed 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle
2008 Beijing 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
Parapan American Games
2003 Mar del Plata50m freestyle S4
2003 Mar del Plata100m freestyle S4
2003 Mar del Plata200m freestyle S4
2003 Mar del Plata150m individual medley SM4
2011 Guadalajara4x50m freestyle relay
2011 Guadalajara4x50m medley relay
2003 Mar del Plata50m backstroke S4
2011 Guadalajara50m freestyle S5
2011 Guadalajara100m freestyle S5
2011 Guadalajara200m freestyle S5
2011 Guadalajara50m butterfly S5
2015 Toronto50m freestyle S5
2015 Toronto100m freestyle S5
2015 Toronto200m freestyle S5

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.

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

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. Silva was also the final torchbearer and lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony.

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