Rafael Silva (judoka)

Rafael Silva

Silva in 2011
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Baby
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1987-05-11) 11 May 1987 (age 30) Campo Grande, Brazil
Height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	165 kg (364 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	Esporte Clube Pinheiros
Coached by	Renato Dagnino
Medal record Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2012 London +100 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro +100 kg World Championships 2013 Rio de Janeiro +100 kg 2017 Budapest Mixed team 2014 Chelyabinsk +100 kg 2017 Budapest +100 kg Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara +100 kg Pan American Judo Championships 2012 Montreal +100 kg 2013 San José +100 kg 2014 Guayaquil +100 kg 2016 Havana +100 kg 2011 Guadalajara +100 kg 2015 Edmonton +100 kg

Rafael Carlos da Silva (born 11 May 1987) is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. He became Brazil's first Olympic medalist in the judo heavyweight division (>100 kg), winning a bronze medal in 2012. Silva won the Pan American Judo Championships in 2012–2014 and 2016, and qualified for the 2016 Olympics.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won again the bronze medal in the Men's +100 kg, losing only to Teddy Riner.