Gaël Da Silva
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| Born | 30 December 1984 Vaulx-en-Velin, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 May 2026 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Camille Schmutz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | SM Bourges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gaël Da Silva (30 December 1984 – 26 May 2026) was a French gymnast.[1][2] He represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the 2012 European bronze medalist on floor exercise.
Da Silva died on 26 May 2026, at the age of 41 due to a traffic collision.[3]
Career
Da Silva was set to represent France at the 2008 Olympic Games; however, three days before leaving for Beijing, Da Silva ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.[4]
Da Silva won his first European Championships medal in 2012, a bronze on floor exercise. Da Silva competed at the 2012 Olympic Games; he helped France finish eighth in the team final. Individually he finished tenth in the qualification round for men's floor exercise and was the second reserve for the final.
Personal life and death
In 2004, Da Silva was involved in a motorcycle accident and needed to have multiple surgeries to fix his right leg.[5]
Da Silva was married to 2004 Olympian Camille Schmutz, with whom he shared three children.[3][4]
References
- ↑ London2012.com Archived 28 February 2013 at the UK Government Web Archive
- ↑ "londres.franceolympique.com Gaël da Silva". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Le gymnaste français Gaël Da Silva a trouvé la mort dans un accident de la route" [French gymnast Gaël Da Silva died in a road accident]. Le Equipe.fr (in French). 27 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "« Un grand champion et un homme de cœur » : l'ancien gymnaste Gaël Da Silva décède à 41 ans dans un accident de la route" ["A great champion and a man with a big heart": former gymnast Gaël Da Silva dies at 41 in a road accident]. Le Parisien (in French). 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Olympics gymnast who competed at London 2012 tragically dies in road accident aged 41". MSN. 27 May 2026.
External links
- Gaël da Silva at World Gymnastics
- Gaël da Silva at the French Olympic Committee (archived) (in French)
- Gaël da Silva at Olympedia
- Gaël da Silva at InterSportStats
- Gaël Da Silva at IMDb