Edinanci Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

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 Silva

Personal information
Born	(1976-08-23) 23 August 1976 (age 48)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍72 kg, ‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	5th (2008)
World Champ.	(1997, 2003)
Pan American Champ.	(2003, 2004, 2006, ( 2007)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Brazil World Championships 1997 Paris ‍–‍72 kg 2003 Osaka ‍–‍78 kg Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo ‍–‍78 kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍78 kg Pan American Championships 2003 Salvador ‍–‍78 kg 2004 Isla Margarita ‍–‍78 kg 2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍78 kg 2007 Montreal ‍–‍78 kg 2008 Miami ‍–‍78 kg 1997 Guadalajara ‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	52719
JudoInside.com	682
Updated on 19 November 2022

Edinanci is born intersex. In the mid-1990s, she had surgery, in order to live and compete as a woman.^[1][2]