Results - 2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)

Biography

Luis Carlos CARDOSO DA SILVA

Federation :	BRAZILIAN CANOE CONFEDERATION
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	11/12/1984
Height (cm.) :	177
Weight (Kg.) :	65

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR
Men's 200m VL1 SENIOR

NICKNAME:		Lu
PREV. NAMES:		Luis Carlos Cardoso de Silva
OTHER SPORTS:		He was a professional dancer for nine years before taking up Para canoeing
BIOGRAPHY:		Silva won silver in the KL1 at Tokyo 2020. The multiple world champion is a force to be reckoned with and won another silver medal at Paris 2024. A former professional dancer, he tried wheelchair basketball before committing to Paracanoe.
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Sao Bernardo do Campo
OCCUPATION:		Athlete & Student
LANGUAGES:		Portuguese, English
HIGHER EDUCATION:		Methodist University of Sao Paulo, Sao Bernardo do Campo, BRA
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		I began at age 26 in Sao Bernardo.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		"I realised during my rehab, that sporting activities in the wheelchair would be a way to break the routine of going to physical therapy and going back home to watch television. I see kayaking as a dance. While dancing you have the choreography in your head, but there can always be something unexpected. In canoeing it is the same, the only difference is the context in which the movements are executed."
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Lake Billings in Sao Bernardo
AMBITIONS :		To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo
AWARDS AND HONORS:		Best paracanoeist in Brazil in 2014
CLUB:		AFPSBC- Canoagem Sao Bernardo.
NAME OF COACH:		Luiz Gustavo Teixera Fabricio dos Santos [national]; Akos Angyal [personal], HUN
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		Hungarian
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:		2012
TRAINING REGIME:		09 times a week. 06 times in the water. 03 on land (gym)
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2012
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Poland
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		Paracanoe World Championships
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		Poznan
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		Winning two gold medals at the 2015 World Championships in Milan, Italy
OTHER INFORMATION:		Classification KL1 Origin of Impairment Acquired (paralympic.org, 20 Nov 2015) Impairment Details In 2009, he learned he had an infection in his bone marrow due to a parasite called schistosomiasis. On his 25th birthday, he received the news that he was paralysed and would never be able to walk again. (paralympic.org, 20 Nov 2015; luiscarlosparacanoagem.com.br, 08 Jun 2016)
PREFERRED DISTANCE:		200m
CLASSIFICATION:		KL1
BEST RESULTS:		Paralympics: Silver - 2; World Championships: Gold - 7, Silver - 4, Bronze - 2.