Pepe Gonçalves Explained

Full Name:Pedro Henrique Gonçalves da Silva
Nationality:Brazilian
Event:K1, C1, Extreme K1
Birth Date:12 April 1993
Height:1.76 m
Weight:71 kg

Pedro Henrique "Pepe" Gonçalves da Silva (born 12 April 1993 in Ipaussu)[1] [2] is a Brazilian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.[3]

Early life

Raised in Piraju, da Silva got interested in canoeing after seeing the Brazilian team that would participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics practice in his city. He joined a social project that taught the sport in the Paranapanema River and got moved to sailing for a year due to his low stature, but his abilities in the kayak soon convinced his teachers. Once moved from sprint to slalom, Gonçalves won his first Brazilian championship in 2011, and nearly qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics - missing the qualifying time by 0.13 seconds.

Career

At the 2015 Pan American Games, in his first participation in Pans, he obtained the silver medal in the K1 category. In the same year, he won bronze in the 2015 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships.[4]

Gonçalves won a bronze medal in the Extreme K1 event at the 2019 World Championships in Prague.[5] He also won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2019.[6]

Gonçalves competed at two Olympic Games. He finished 6th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[7] the best result the country ever had in this sport. He also competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he finished 19th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.[8]

At the 2022 South American Games, he obtained two gold medals, in K1 and Extreme.[9] [10]

At the 2023 Pan American Games he obtained a silver medal in the K1 event. [11]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2016 3 September 2016 3rd K1 cross1
2019 23 June 2019 bgcolor=silver2nd Extreme K1
30 June 2019 bgcolor=silver2nd Extreme K1
8 September 2019 3rd Extreme K12
2020 17 October 2020 3rd K1
17 October 2020 bgcolor=gold1st Extreme K1
2021 20 June 2021 bgcolor=gold1st Extreme K1
2022 12 June 2022 3rd Extreme K1
28 August 2022 3rd Extreme K1

1 Although the K1 cross events were contested, no World Cup points were awarded

2 World Championship counting for World Cup points

Personal life

He lives in Foz do Iguaçu, where he trains and studies physiotherapy.[12]

Controversy

During the 2016 Olympics, he made news for being brought by diver Ingrid de Oliveira to her bedroom, causing tension between Oliveira and her partner Giovanna Pedroso as both would compete in the women's 10-meter synchronized platform dive the next day.[13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro da Silva . Rio 2016 . 8 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806043754/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/pedro-da-silva . 6 August 2016 .
  2. Web site: Pedro Goncalves (BRA) . CanoeICF.com . 21 September 2019 . 25 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Pedro DA SILVA (BRA). CanoeSlalom.net. 4 February 2018.
  4. https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/atletas/canoagem-slalom/pepe-goncalves-canoagem-slalom-k1-jogos-olimpicos-de-toquio/ Pedro Henrique Gonçalves da Silva
  5. http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/pepe-goncalves-e-bronze-no-mundial-de-canoagem-slalom-extremo Pepê Gonçalves é bronze no Mundial de Canoagem Slalom Extremo
  6. https://ge.globo.com/canoagem/noticia/federacao-internacional-revisa-pontos-e-pepe-goncalves-fica-com-titulo-geral-da-copa-do-mundo.ghtml Federação internacional revisa pontos, e Pepê Gonçalves fica com título geral da Copa do Mundo
  7. Web site: Pedro da Silva. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190149/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/pedro-da-silva-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 4 February 2018.
  8. Web site: Canoe Slalom GONCALVES Pedro. dead. 2021-08-22. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822235033/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-slalom/athlete-profile-n1329197-goncalves-pedro.htm.
  9. https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/assuncao-2022/473037-canoagem-slalom-jogos-sul-americanos/ Cinco ouros, um bronze e domínio completo na canoagem slalom
  10. https://olympics.com/pt/noticias/jogos-sul-americanos-2022-confira-as-medalhas-do-brasil Jogos Sul-americanos 2022: confira as medalhas do Brasil
  11. https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/brasil-conquista-tres-ouros-e-tres-pratas-na-canoagem-slalom-/ Brasil conquista três ouros e três pratas na canoagem slalom
  12. Web site: Pedro Gonçalves, o Pepe: promessa da canoagem slalom é hexa aos 23 . Globoesporte.globo.com . pt . 30 December 2016.
  13. Web site: 'Marathon sex session' at Olympics leads to end of synchronized diving tandem . Latino.FoxNews.com . 16 August 2016 . 25 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825223325/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2016/08/16/marathon-sex-session-leads-to-falling-out-between-pair-brazilian-synchronized/ . 25 August 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  14. Web site: Ingrid Oliveira Marathon Sex Scandal: Why She's The Victim . AustraliaNetworkNews.com . 18 August 2016 . https://archive.today/20161009021707/http://www.australianetworknews.com/ingrid-oliveira-marathon-sex-scandal-why-shes-the-victim/ . 9 October 2016 . dead .

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