Clodoaldo Silva

Clodoaldo Silva

Medal record
Paralympic Games
Men's Swimming (S4)
2004 Athens 50 m freestyle S4
2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S4
2004 Athens 200 m freestyle S4
2004 Athens 50 m butterfly S4
2004 Athens 150 m ind. medley SM4
2004 Athens 4×50 m medley 20 pts
2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle
2000 Sydney 4×50 m medley 20 pts
2000 Sydney 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
2004 Athens 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle
Men's Swimming (S5)
2008 Beijing 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
IPC Swimming World Championships
Men's Swimming (S5)
2010 Eindhoven 4x50 m freestyle relay 20pts
2013 Montreal 4x50 m freestyle relay 20pts
2015 Glasgow 4x50 m mixed freestyle relay 20pts

Clodoaldo Silva (born February 1, 1979) is a Brazilian swimmer. He was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.

Silva competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, winning three silver medals and one bronze. He competed again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he set four world records, five Paralympic records, and won six gold medals and one silver.[1] He also represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[2]

In 2005, he was given the Best Male Athlete award by the International Paralympic Committee, the Best Female Athlete award going to Japan's Mayumi Narita.[3]

Silva has cerebral palsy.[4]

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