Rafaela Silva
Silva in 2016
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍57 kg
ClubInstituto Reação[1]
Coached byGeraldo Bernardes
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2016)
World Champ.Gold (2013, 2022)
Pan American Champ. (2012, 2013)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Mixed team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto ‍–‍57 kg
Disqualified 2019 Lima ‍–‍57 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Montreal ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 San José ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lima ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Almaty ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cancún ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almada ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Qingdao ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Almada ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana ‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bangkok ‍–‍57 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mungyeong ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mungyeong Women's team
Profile at external databases
IJF438
JudoInside.com51417
Updated on 1 November 2023.

Rafaela Lopes Silva (born 24 April 1992) is a Brazilian judoka. She won gold medals at the World Judo Championships of 2013 and 2022 and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the –57 kg weight division. Currently, she occupies the graduation third sergeant in the Navy of Brazil and integrates the Center of Physical Education Admiral Nunes (CEFAN), the Military Sports Department.

In August 2013, she was the first Brazilian woman to become a world champion in Judo.

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[2] 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

Rafaela Silva, owner of a gold medal of the Summer Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro for a victory in competitions in judo.

Silva won her first major medal by claiming silver at the 2011 World Judo Championships in Paris.[3] During the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Silva became the first Brazilian woman to ever win a gold medal for her country in a World Judo Championship after defeating American Marti Malloy in the final.[4] She repeated the feat at the 2016 Summer Olympics by defeating Mongolian Sumiya Dorjsuren in the final.[5]

At the 2012 London Olympics, Silva was disqualified for an illegal leg grab during a fight against Hedvig Karakas of Hungary.[6] Upon returning home, she became depressed. In December 2012, she was a bronze medalist at the Judo Grand Slam Tokyo (category up to 63 kg).

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.[7] Despite testing negative in the World Championships, she was banned from competition for two years by IJF and stripped of both medals.[7] Silva appealed the sanction, but the CAS upheld the ban in late 2020.[7]

Mixed martial arts career

Being temporarily banned from judo, Silva opted to transition to mixed martial arts. She is currently training at PFL athlete Joilton Santos' gym Peregrino Fight Academy with UFC athlete Cláudio Silva and is expected to compete in the Flyweight division.[8]

Personal life

In an interview with Globo Esporte, Rafaela came out as gay. She spoke about her girlfriend Thamara Cezar, whom she met via judo.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Rafaela Lopes Silva. cob.org.br
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "World Judo Championships, Paris 2011 – DAY 2 RESULTS". Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "IJF World Championship Seniors 2013 – Category -57 kg". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Judo: Racism inspires Brazil's golden girl to greatness Reuters, Tatiana Ramil, 9 August 2016
  7. 1 2 3 "Olympic judo champion Rafaela Silva loses appeal of 2-year doping ban". ESPN. 21 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Marcelo Alonso (22 January 2021). "Olympic, Brazilian World Judo Champion Rafaela Silva Moves to MMA". Sherdog.
  9. ↑ "Brazilian Judo Gold Medalist Publicly Opens Up About Girlfriend For First Time". Huffington Post. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Brazilian gold medal judo champion comes out publicly as gay". Outsposts. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "O alicerce que ninguém vê: namorada cuida de tudo para que Rafaela só lute". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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