Erlon Silva

{{short description|Brazilian canoeist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Erlon Silva | image = Erlon Silva Rio2016.jpg | caption = Silva at the 2016 Summer Olympics | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|6|23}} | birth_place = Ubatã, Brazil<ref>[https://www.cob.org.br/en/Atletas/erlon-de-souza-silva Erlon Silva] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921025126/https://www.cob.org.br/en/Atletas/erlon-de-souza-silva |date=21 September 2016 }}. cob.org.br</ref> | country = Brazil | sport = Sprint canoe | height = 175 cm<ref>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/erlon-de-souza-silva Erlon de Souza Silva] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826115637/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/erlon-de-souza-silva |date=26 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref> | weight = 78 kg | event = C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m,<br>C-2 1000 m | coach = Pedro Sena<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130501144733/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/silva-erlon-1071631/ Erlon Silva]. london2012.com</ref><br>Jesus Morlan<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=de-souza-silva-erlon-1154446/index.html Erlon de Souza Silva]. nbcolympics.com</ref> | club = Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/erlon-silva-1.html Erlon Silva] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006115734/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/erlon-silva-1.html |date=6 October 2016 }}. sports-reference.com</ref><br>Paulistano, São Paulo<ref name=nbc/> | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|C-2 1000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2015 Milan|C-2 1000 m}} {{MedalGold|2018 Montemor-o-Velho|C-2 500 m}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Moscow|C-2 200 m}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Szeged|C-2 1000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|C-2 1000 m}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Toronto|C-2 1000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|South American Games}} {{MedalGold|2010 Medellín|C-2 200 m}} {{MedalGold|2010 Medellín|C-2 500 m}} {{MedalGold|2010 Medellín|C-2 1000 m}} }}

'''Erlon de Souza Silva''' (born 23 June 1991) is a Brazilian sprint canoeist who competes in the 1000 m doubles event (C-2). He placed tenth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. He won two more silver medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games and became a world champion in 2015.<ref name=nbc/>

== Career == In 2014, de Souza Silva won a World Championship bronze medal in the men's C2 200 m with Isaquias Queiroz.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Race 226 - C2 M 200 - Final A |url=http://results.imas-sport.com/imas/race.php?competition=wettkampf_112&race_id=213#oben |access-date=13 March 2021 |website=results.imas-sport.com}}</ref> A year later, that team won World Championship gold in the C2 1000 m.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2015 |title=2015 World Championship - Men's C2 1000 m |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/book_sprint.pdf |website=www.canoeicf.com |pages=286}}</ref>

This team also won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in the C2 1000 m.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2016 |title=2016 Olympic Sprint Canoe Results |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/rio_2016_canoe_sprint_results_book_v1.2_0.pdf |website=www.canoeicf.com}}</ref>

At the following World Championships, the team were unable to defend their title, finishing in 4th place in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 World Championships - C2 Men 1000 m |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/2017_canoe_sprint_world_championships_modified_jan_2019.pdf |website=www.canoeicf.com |pages=201}}</ref> In 2018, Silva and Queiroz won World Championship gold again, this time in the C2 500 m.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2018 |title=2018 World Championships - C2 Men 500 m |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/2018_canoe_sprint_and_paracanoe_world_championships_-_montemor_portugal_-_full_results.pdf |website=www.canoeicf.com}}</ref>

In 2019, the team won World Championship bronze, this time at the C2 1000 m.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2019 |title=2019 World Championships - C2 Men's 1000 m |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/2019_icf_canoe_sprint_and_paracanoe_world_championships_-_final_results.pdf |website=www.canoeicf.com}}</ref>

A hip injury prevented Silva from attending the 2020 Summer Olympics, forcing Jacky Godmann to take his place as Queiroz's partner.<ref>[https://amazonasatual.com.br/canoagem-confirma-tres-atletas-em-toquio-erlon-fica-fora-por-lesao/ Canoagem confirma três atletas em Tóquio; Erlon fica fora por lesão]</ref>

== Personal life == Silva took up canoeing aged 14 in his native Ubatã, but later moved to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. He is married to Rosangela.<ref name=nbc/>

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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{ICF|erlon-de-souza-silva|Erlon de Souza Silva}} * {{Olympics.com|erlon-de-souza-silva|Erlon de Souza Silva}} * {{Olympedia|name=Erlon Silva}} * {{COB profile|name=Erlon Souza}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Erlon}} Category:Brazilian male canoeists Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic canoeists for Brazil Category:Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Canoeists at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in canoeing Category:South American Games gold medalists for Brazil Category:South American Games medalists in canoeing Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Category:Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Category:Competitors at the 2022 South American Games