Silva was raised in Londrina, Paraná, and entered sports following a suggestion of his mother, who wanted him to enter an academy to stop fighting in the street. She wanted Silva to take up judo, but he entered taekwondo because he wanted to fight "like the actors in fighting movies".[1] He cited as influences Jet Li and Jackie Chan, the latter being star of his favorite movies, Rumble in the Bronx and Rush Hour.[4] Diogo stood out for Fighting the lack of incentive and the taekwondo For the Black Movement | black cause.
Silva frequently protests against the lack of support for his sport. He has alleged that he receives only $600 reais "which come late, only between three and three months" from the taekwondo confederation, and having to spend R$5000 of his own money to train and compete in Europe.[5] He is also an accomplished tree climber, surfer, parachutist and bunjee-jumper.
In the 2004 Olympics, Diogo defeated the Venezuelan Luis Alberto García with a 6 a 5 and in the second round lost to the Iranian Hadi Saei with 8 a 6 in pay-off won the Italian Carlo Molfetta and the Guatemalan Gabriel Sagastume, in the bronze dispute Diogo lost to the South-Korean Song Myeong-Seob with a 12 a 7 score, staying in fourth place.
Silva competed in the 2012 Olympic Games; after losing to Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the semi-finals, Silva was put into the Bronze medal match. He actually tied up the score in the third round, but his opponent Terrence Jennings from the United States beat him with a kick to the head which landed in a victory for Jennings 8-5. Silva ended in fifth place at the Olympic Games.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Diogo Silva" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^ abGuia do Pan - XV Jogos Pan-Americanos. Rio de Janeiro: Lance!, 2007
^ (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 2007-12-10. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^ ab"Diogo Silva deixa bronze escapar em duelo com sul-coreano" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2004-08-27. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^"Taekwondo brasileiro pede mais dinheiro e reclama dos árbitros" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^ (in Portuguese). UOL. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
January 01, 1970
diogo, silva, taekwondo, this, portuguese, name, first, maternal, family, name, silvestre, second, paternal, family, name, silva, diogo, andré, silvestre, silva, born, march, 1982, brazilian, taekwondo, athlete, finished, fourth, place, kilogram, category, tae. In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Silvestre and the second or paternal family name is Silva Diogo Andre Silvestre da Silva born March 7 1982 1 2 is a Brazilian taekwondo athlete He finished in the fourth place in the men s 68 kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 27 At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished in 5th in the same weight class Silva failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics 3 Diogo SilvaSilva in 2007Personal informationBorn 1982 03 07 7 March 1982 age 42 Sao Sebastiao Sao Paulo BrazilMedal record Men s Taekwondo Representing Brazil Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 68 kg 2003 Santo Domingo 68 kg South American Games Rio 2002 67 kg Buenos Aires 2006 67 kg Medellin 2010 68 kg Universiade Belgrado 2009 67 kg World Qualification Tournament for 2012 Olympic Games Baku 2011 68 kg Military World Games Rio 2011 68 kg Open championships Belgica Open 2006 67 kg Korea Open 2006 67 kg Germany Open 2007 67 kg US Open 2012 68 kg Germany Open 2006 67 kg Germany Open 2014 68 kg US Open 2011 68 kg US Open 2013 68 kg Silva was raised in Londrina Parana and entered sports following a suggestion of his mother who wanted him to enter an academy to stop fighting in the street She wanted Silva to take up judo but he entered taekwondo because he wanted to fight like the actors in fighting movies 1 He cited as influences Jet Li and Jackie Chan the latter being star of his favorite movies Rumble in the Bronx and Rush Hour 4 Diogo stood out for Fighting the lack of incentive and the taekwondo For the Black Movement black cause Silva frequently protests against the lack of support for his sport He has alleged that he receives only 600 reais which come late only between three and three months from the taekwondo confederation and having to spend R 5000 of his own money to train and compete in Europe 5 He is also an accomplished tree climber surfer parachutist and bunjee jumper Contents 1 Sporting career 2 Achievements 3 2004 Summer Olympics 4 2012 Summer Olympics 5 ReferencesSporting career editIn the 2004 Olympics Diogo defeated the Venezuelan Luis Alberto Garcia with a 6 a 5 and in the second round lost to the Iranian Hadi Saei with 8 a 6 in pay off won the Italian Carlo Molfetta and the Guatemalan Gabriel Sagastume in the bronze dispute Diogo lost to the South Korean Song Myeong Seob with a 12 a 7 score staying in fourth place Achievements editDiogo Silva won two Pan American Games medals bronze in Santo Domingo 2003 Gold in Rio de Janeiro 2007 He also received the bronze in the 1998 World Youth Taekwondo Championship 2 and gold in two South American Games 6 2004 Summer Olympics editSee also Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Diogo competed at the Olympics for the first time in 2004 achieving a fourth place finish He was defeated in the quarterfinals by Iranian Hadi Saei Bonehkohal At the repechage Silva defeated Italian Carlo Molfetta and Gabriel Sagastume of Guatemala but was beaten by South Korean Song Myeong Seob in the bronze medal match 4 At the Bronze match Silva brought with him a Black Panthers glove because he wanted to protest against the lack of support for his sport in Brazil 1 2012 Summer Olympics editSee also Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics Silva competed in the 2012 Olympic Games after losing to Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the semi finals Silva was put into the Bronze medal match He actually tied up the score in the third round but his opponent Terrence Jennings from the United States beat him with a kick to the head which landed in a victory for Jennings 8 5 Silva ended in fifth place at the Olympic Games References edit a b c Diogo Silva in Portuguese UOL Retrieved 2008 04 20 a b Guia do Pan XV Jogos Pan Americanos Rio de Janeiro Lance 2007 TAEKWONDO E A 18ª MODALIDADE COM ATLETAS BRASILEIROS GARANTIDOS NOS JOGOS OLIMPICOS DE 2008 in Portuguese Brazilian Olympic Committee 2007 12 10 Archived from the original on 2012 02 10 Retrieved 2008 04 20 a b Diogo Silva deixa bronze escapar em duelo com sul coreano in Portuguese UOL 2004 08 27 Retrieved 2008 04 20 Taekwondo brasileiro pede mais dinheiro e reclama dos arbitros in Portuguese UOL 2007 08 27 Retrieved 2008 04 20 Profile of Diogo Silva and Debora Nunes in Portuguese UOL Archived from the original on October 14 2007 Retrieved 2008 04 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diogo Silva taekwondo amp oldid 1220618265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
