Silvana Fernandes

Silvana Fernandes
Fernandes in 2021
Personal information
Full nameSilvana Mayara Cardoso Fernandes
Born23 April 1999 (1999-04-23) (age 27)
São Bento, Paraíba, Brazil
Sport
SportPara taekwondo
T44
Medal record
Women's para taekwondo
Representing  Brazil
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris57 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima–57 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago−57 kg

Silvana Mayara Cardoso Fernandes (born 23 April 1999) is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner.

Career

Fernandes began training in javelin throwing but soon became interested in parataekwondo.[1][2] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a bronze medal in the –58 kg category.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "CARDOSO FERNANDES, Silvana Mayara". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Taekwondo – Women K44 -58kg – Entry List by Event" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Taekwondo kicks its way into Paralympics". France 24. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Paraibana Silvana Fernandes conquista o bronze no parataewkondo" (in Portuguese). Paraiba.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.


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