Diogo Silva Athlete
Diogo André Silvestre da Silva (born March 7, 1982 in São Sebastião, São Paulo) is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. He finished in the fourth place in the men's 68-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 27. Silva failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Silva was raised in Londrina, Paraná, and entered sports following a suggestion of his mother, which wanted him to enter an academy to stop fighting in the street. She wanted judo, but Silva entered taekwondo because he wanted to fight "like the actors in fighting movies". He cited as influences Jet Li and Jackie Chan, the latter being star of his favorite movies, Rumble in the Bronx and Rush Hour. Silva frequently protests against the lack of support of his sport, allegating to receive only $600 reais "which come late, only between three and three months" from the taekwondo confederation, and having to spent R$5000 from his own pocket to train and compete in Europe.
Personal facts
| Birth date | March 07, 1982 |
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