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| Born | 23 August 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –72 kg, –78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 5th ( 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
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1997,
2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
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2003,
2004,
2006,2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "The gender trap: testing the sex of Olympians competing in Beijing". The Guardian. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. p. 20. ISBN 978-1845137731.
External links
- Edinanci Silva at the International Judo Federation
- Edinanci Silva at JudoInside.com
- Edinanci Silva at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Edinanci Silva at Olympics.com
- Edinanci Silva at Olympedia
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Edinanci Silva at
Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Edinanci Silva at The-Sports.org
- Profile (in Portuguese)
72 kg (1983–1995) · 78 kg (1999–) | |
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- Living people
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- Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Olympic judoka for Brazil
- Brazilian female judoka
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
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