João da Silva (boxer)

{{Short description|Brazilian boxer (1946–1982)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = João da Silva

| full_name = João Henrique da Silva

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| sport = Boxing

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|1|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Juazeiro, Brazil

| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|3|12|1946|1|1|df=yes}}

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João da Silva (1 January 1946 – 12 March 1982) was a Brazilian boxer.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/20685 |title=João da Silva |work=boxrec.com/ |accessdate=31 May 2019}} He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/joao-da-silva-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032101/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/joao-da-silva-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=João da Silva Olympic Results |accessdate=4 December 2018}} At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Chang Pin-cheng and Nadimi Ghasre Dashti, before losing to Eddie Blay.