Adhemar da Silva information

Adhemar da Silva
	Silva at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Nickname	Hero of Helsinki
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	September 29, 1927; São Paulo, Brazil
Died	January 12, 2001 (aged 73); São Paulo, Brazil
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump, long jump
Club	São Paulo FC; Vasco da Gama, Rio de Janeiro
Coached by	Dietrich Gerner
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1952 Summer Olympics; 1956 Summer Olympics
Highest world ranking	1
Personal best(s)	TJ – 16.56 m (1955); LJ – 6.93 m (1951)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
World Student Games
South American Athletic Championships
Ibero-American Games
	Updated on 27 April 2022.

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1927 – January 12, 2001) was a Brazilian triple jumper.^[4] He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games. In his early career he also competed in the long jump, placing fourth at the 1951 Pan American Games.^[3] He broke world records in triple jump on five occasions during his illustrious career. To date, he remains the only track and field athlete from South America to have won two Olympic gold medals.

He remained the sole Olympic gold medalist for Brazil until the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is regarded as one of the finest South American athletes in history, and for decades was the only Brazilian athlete to have won gold in two consecutive Olympics (a record that stood until 2012). He was the first Brazilian individual athlete to have set a world record in any sporting event. He became an extraordinary exceptional triple jumper despite not excelling in his speed and long jumping abilities.

Silva was a polyglot, having learned English, Finnish, French, Japanese, Italian, German, and Spanish in addition to Portuguese.^[5] He had close association with Czech veteran long-distance runner Emil Zátopek for over 50 years.^[5] Silva was a member of the São Paulo Futebol Clube, and because of him, the team coat has two gold stars above its emblem. He also had a short stint for Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama from 1955 to 1959.

^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adhemar da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Adhemar Ferreira da Silva". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Adhemar Ferreira da Silva. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ "Adhemar da Silva". Athletics Podium. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Adhemar Ferreira da Silva: Brazil's Sporting Legend and Olympic Champion of triple jump". Sunday Observer. December 22, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[sports-reference-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adhemar da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

[britannica-2] "Adhemar Ferreira da Silva". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

[tf-3] Adhemar Ferreira da Silva. trackfield.brinkster.net

[4] "Adhemar da Silva". Athletics Podium. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[:0-5] "Adhemar Ferreira da Silva: Brazil's Sporting Legend and Olympic Champion of triple jump". Sunday Observer. December 22, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

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