A native of Fortaleza, de Silva started training in athletics as a 15-year old on the streets of his local neighbourhood, running bare-foot as he couldn't afford to buy sneakers. Once he was picked up by a state government program he began training on tracks.[1] In 2004 he was the South American Youth Champion in the 3000 metres event. His best result in senior athletics was a third-place finish in the 5000 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, where he edged out Mexico's Juan Carlos Romero by two hundredths of a second to claim the bronze medal.[2]
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^"Joílson: descalço em Fortaleza, mas com bronze em Guadalajara". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 27 October 2011.
^"Cearense Joilson Silva é bronze nos 5.000m - Jogada". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 October 2011.
joílson, silva, joílson, bernardo, silva, born, august, 1987, brazilian, former, athlete, specialised, middle, long, distance, running, events, personal, informationbirth, namejoílson, bernardo, silvaborn, 1987, august, 1987, fortaleza, brazilsportcountry, bra. Joilson Bernardo da Silva born 29 August 1987 is a Brazilian former athlete who specialised in middle and long distance running events Joilson da SilvaPersonal informationBirth nameJoilson Bernardo da SilvaBorn 1987 08 29 29 August 1987 age 36 Fortaleza BrazilSportCountry BrazilSportAthleticsEventMiddle amp Long distance runningMedal record Pan American Games2011 Guadalajara 5000 mSouth American Games2014 Santiago 5000 mA native of Fortaleza de Silva started training in athletics as a 15 year old on the streets of his local neighbourhood running bare foot as he couldn t afford to buy sneakers Once he was picked up by a state government program he began training on tracks 1 In 2004 he was the South American Youth Champion in the 3000 metres event His best result in senior athletics was a third place finish in the 5000 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara where he edged out Mexico s Juan Carlos Romero by two hundredths of a second to claim the bronze medal 2 References edit Joilson descalco em Fortaleza mas com bronze em Guadalajara Globo Esporte in Portuguese 27 October 2011 Cearense Joilson Silva e bronze nos 5 000m Jogada Diario do Nordeste in Brazilian Portuguese 25 October 2011 External links editJoilson da Silva at World Athletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joilson da Silva amp oldid 1189310298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
