Rafaela Silva
Rafaela Lopes Silva (born 24 April 1992) is a Brazilian
In August 2013, she was the first Brazilian woman to become a world champion in Judo.[citation needed]
Biography
Rafaela Silva grew up in the Rio de Janeiro slum known as Cidade de Deus. The first sport she liked was football, practicing against other children in a dirt field near her home in Jacarepagua. Because they were concerned with fights and violence in the streets, when Rafaela was 7 years old her parents[3] Luiz Carlos and Zenilda Silva signed her up, together with her sister, Raquel, for judo classes at the Institute Reaction, newly fitted at Cidade de Deus the former athlete Flávio Canto.
"I started judo in 2000, early in the project. My father put me in the sport as an alternative to fighting in the street. In Judo, I found discipline, I respect the other and began to take the sport seriously. Judo showed me the world. With the resources I get, I guarantee my support and help my family pay the bills. "
Judo career
Silva won her first major medal by claiming silver at the
At the
Silva won gold and bronze in 2019 Pan American Games and 2019 Judo World Championships, respectively, but tested positive for fenoterol after the former tournament.[8] Despite testing negative in the World Championships, she was banned from competition for two years by IJF and stripped of both medals.[8] Silva appealed the sanction, but the CAS upheld the ban in late 2020.[8]
Mixed martial arts career
Being temporarily banned from judo, Silva opted to transition to mixed martial arts. She is currently training at
Personal life
In an interview with Globo Esporte, Rafaela
References
- ^ Rafaela Lopes Silva. cob.org.br
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rafaela Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Paradella, Rodrigo (29 August 2013). "Rafaela Silva troca futebol por judô e supera drama familiar com ouro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "World Judo Championships, Paris 2011 – DAY 2 RESULTS". Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "IJF World Championship Seniors 2013 – Category -57 kg". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Rafaela Silva wins Brazil's first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Judo: Racism inspires Brazil's golden girl to greatness Reuters, Tatiana Ramil, 9 August 2016
- ^ a b c "Olympic judo champion Rafaela Silva loses appeal of 2-year doping ban". ESPN. 21 December 2020.
- ^ Marcelo Alonso (22 January 2021). "Olympic, Brazilian World Judo Champion Rafaela Silva Moves to MMA". Sherdog.
- ^ "Brazilian Judo Gold Medalist Publicly Opens Up About Girlfriend For First Time". Huffington Post. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Brazilian gold medal judo champion comes out publicly as gay". Outsposts. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "O alicerce que ninguém vê: namorada cuida de tudo para que Rafaela só lute". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
External links
Media related to Rafaela Silva at Wikimedia Commons
- Rafaela Silva at the International Judo Federation
- Rafaela Silva at JudoInside.com
- Rafaela Silva at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Rafaela Silva at Olympics.com
- Rafaela Silva at Olympedia
- Rafaela Silva at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Rafaela Silva at The-Sports.org
- Rafaela Silva on Instagram