Rafael SOUZA DA SILVA

Brazil

Bobsleigh

Date of Birth: 22 Jul 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: RIO DE JANEIRO

Birth Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Bobsleigh	4-man BRA Brazil	20

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
23	4-man	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:02:29.490

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
23	4-man	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	2:35.58

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
25	2-man	2020	Winterberg, GER	57.10

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	4-man
2021/22	1 x 23rd

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
23	4-man	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	1:06.27

Hobbies:

Cycling, dancing, playing computer games, spending time with family.

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Mother, Isabel.

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Club name:

Clube Paulista de Desportos no Gelo

Coach:

National: Bryan Berghorn (USA)

Position style:

Crew

Other sports:

Athletics: Competed in heptathlon until age 18, at which point he was limited to sprints due to injuries.

Debut:

2016 World Cup in St. Moritz (Four-man - 22nd)

National team:

2015

Start:

Took up the sport in 2015 when injuries restricted him to the 100m and 200m. He almost gave up sport altogether, until learning about a bobsleigh selection event. (Info 2018)

Reason:

"I chose it because of my physical qualities." (Info 2018)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games and the World Championships. (Info 2018)

Hero:

Sprinter Usain Bolt (JAM), eight-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion. World record holder over 100m, 200m, and 4 x 100m relay. (Info 2018)

Influence:

His mother. (Info 2018)

Philosophy:

"Resting is also training." (Info 2018)

Milestones

Competed at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, the 2016 World Championships, and two Junior World Championships (2016, 2020)

Has two top-20 World Cup finishes, his best being 13th in four-man in 2016 (Lake Placid).

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/el.raf4/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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