Fernando Silva
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972
Peniche, Portugal
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportBadminton
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Portugal
World Senior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Helsingborg Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Katowice Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Katowice Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2021 Huelva Mixed doubles

Fernando Silva (born 17 December 1972) is a Portuguese badminton player. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] He won 4 bronze medals at the BWF World Senior Championships.

Career

After his participation in the 1992 Olympic Games, Silva partnered with Ricardo Fernandes and won the Slovenian International title in 1994. He later swapped partners with Marco Vasconcelos and won the Portugal International two consecutive times in 1997 and 1998 with Hugo Rodrigues.

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden Austria Jürgen Koch 13–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Spodek, Katowice, Poland Poland Dariusz Zięba 23–25, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Spodek,
Katowice, Poland
Portugal Maria Gomes Denmark Morten Aarup
Denmark Lene Struwe Andersen
21–15, 20–22, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Portugal Maria Gomes Netherlands Gerben Bruijstens
Netherlands Georgy van Soerland-Trouerbach
15–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Achievements

BWF/IBF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1990 Spanish International Austria Jürgen Koch 6–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Portugal International Denmark Peter Janum 9–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Switzerland Thomas Wapp 10–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Slovenian International Portugal Ricardo Fernandes Switzerland Lawrence Chew
Switzerland Jorge Rodriguez
16–17, 17–14, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Portugal International Portugal Hugo Rodrigues Scotland Russell Hogg
Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Portugal International Portugal Hugo Rodrigues England James Anderson
England Ian Pearson
8–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Fernando Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.


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