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Edinanci Silva

Edinanci Silva
Personal information
Born (1976-08-23) 23 August 1976 (age 48)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍72 kg, ‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2008)
World Champ.Bronze (1997, 2003)
Pan American Champ. (2003, 2004, 2006,
( 2007)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍78 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍78 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Salvador ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Isla Margarita ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Montreal ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Miami ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Guadalajara ‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF52719
JudoInside.com682
Updated on 19 November 2022

Edinanci Fernandes da Silva (born 23 August 1976) is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (‍–‍78 kg) at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo born in Sousa, Paraíba, she represented her country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Edinanci is born intersex. In the mid-1990s, she had surgery, in order to live and compete as a woman.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "The gender trap: testing the sex of Olympians competing in Beijing". The Guardian. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. p. 20. ISBN 978-1845137731.
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