José da Silva (canoeist)

{{short description|Portuguese canoeist}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}

{{MedalCompetition|Canoe Sprint World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1989 Dartmouth, Canada|K-4 500 m (Junior)}}

{{MedalSport|Men's canoe marathon}}

{{MedalCompetition|1995 Canoe Marathon European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1995 Murcia|K-2 marathon}}

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José António Silva (born October 27, 1971) is a Portuguese sprint and marathon canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.

José António, together with João Gomes, became the first European Champions in K2 at 1995 Canoe Marathon European Championships and the first Portuguese to win the International Sella River Descent, in Ribadesella (Asturias) also in 1995.El País«[https://elpais.com/diario/1995/08/06/deportes/807660012_850215.html Gomes y Silva se imponen en el descenso del Sella.]» Retrieved Jan 17, 2024