Myriam Da Silva

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Myriam Da Silva (born April 15, 1984) is a Canadian boxer.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/myriam-da-silva-rondeau/|title=Myriam Da Silva Rondeau|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=12 June 2021}} Da Silva competes in the 69 kg (welterweight category).

Career

Da Silva has competed at four editions of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, finishing in the top 16 in 2012 and 2014, and then followed by a quarterfinals position in 2018 and again a top 16 in 2019.

In 2019, Da Silva competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Da Silva won the silver medal after losing to Oshae Jones in the final.{{cite news|last=Strong|first=Gregory|date=2 August 2019|title=Canadian Myriam Da Silva loses in Pan Am boxing final|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-canadian-myriam-da-silva-loses-in-pan-am-boxing-final/|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=12 June 2021}}

In May 2021, Da Silva was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Barnes|title=Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID-19|url=https://torontosun.com/sports/olympics/qualifying-for-tokyo-olympics-an-unprecedented-challenge-because-of-covid-19|publisher=Toronto Sun|date=27 May 2021|access-date=4 June 2021}}

References

Category:1984 births

Category:Canadian women boxers

Category:Living people

Category:Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:Sportspeople from Chambly, Quebec

Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada

Category:Pan American Games medalists in boxing

Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic boxers for Canada

Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen