In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
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| Born | (1976-08-23) 23 August 1976 (age 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | 
(1997, 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
(2003, 2004, 2006,( 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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
- Edinanci Silva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Edinanci Silva at The-Sports.org
- Profile (in Portuguese)
| Pan American Champions in Judo – Women's Half Heavyweight | |
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| 72 kg (1983–1995) · 78 kg (1999–) | |
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- 1976 births
- Intersex sportspeople
- Intersex women
- Living people
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 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
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- People from Sousa, Paraíba
- Brazilian intersex people
- Brazilian judo biography stubs