Alcino Silva
Alcino Gomes da Silva, often known as Alcino Silva (born September 30, 1990), is a
In the men's K-1 500 metres, Silva finished sixth in his heat with a time of 1:58.178. Although this was the second-slowest time, both in his heat and in the entire competition, it was enough to advance to the semifinals. However, he was eliminated at that stage after finishing ninth, last in his heat and among all semifinalists, with a time of 2:06.288, failing to advance to the final by a wide margin. All but one athlete finished at least ten seconds faster, and most finished at least 20 seconds faster. At the age of 17, Silva was the youngest competitor in the event,[3] as well as the youngest athlete in the three-person Santomean delegation[4] and the youngest male competitor ever to represent São Tomé and Príncipe at the Olympics.[5]
In the
Silva was also runner-up in the K-1 200 metres event at the 2009 African Canoe-Kayak Championships, finishing with a time of 41.62 seconds.[7]
References
- ^ Alcino Silva Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement Google Books
- ^ Men's Kayak Singles 500 Metres results Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Sao Tome and Principe at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games Sports-Reference
- ^ Sao Tome and Principe at the Olympics Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Men's Kayak Singles 1000 Metres results Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Sixth flatwater African Canoe-Kayak Championships-Paddler Lespoir satisfied with bronze medals Nation.sc