PONTES Edival

Brazil

Taekwondo

Date of Birth: 11 Oct 1997

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Place of residence : JOAO PESSOA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Taekwondo	Men -68kg	12

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men -68kg Round of 16 #214 BRA PONTES EPONTES Edival 18 TUR RECBER HRECBER Hakan 25 PTF	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Youth Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men's Welterweight 55-63kg	2014	Nanjing, CHN

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4th Round	-68kg	2019	Manchester, GBR
4th Round	-68kg	2017	Muju, KOR

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	-68kg	2019	Lima, PER

Pan American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	-68kg	2018	Spokane, WA, USA

Grand Prix Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Quarterfinal	-68kg	2019	Moscow, RUS
Last 16	-68kg	2018	Fujairah, UAE

Grand Prix

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	-68kg	2019	Chiba, JPN
3	-68kg	2018	Taoyuan, TPE
3	-68kg	2018	Moscow, RUS
2nd Round	-68kg	2019	Rome, ITA
Round 2	-68kg	2018	Manchester, GBR
2nd Round	-68kg	2018	Rome, ITA

Nickname:

Netinho (surtoolimpico.com.br, 11 Mar 2020; Instagram profile, 01 Nov 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Navy

Family:

Partner Talisca

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Club name:

Academia Pro Team [Rio Claro, BRA]

Coach:

Carmen Carolina [club], BRA; Nicholas Pigozzi [club], BRA

Sporting relatives:

His partner Talisca Reis has also represented Brazil in taekwondo. She has competed at the world championships and won silver in the -49kg category at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 07 May 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 23 Aug 2020)

Start:

He took up the sport at age six. (oglobo.globo.com, 26 May 2019)

Reason:

The father of a friend invited him to try the sport and later became his first coach. (oglobo.globo.com, 26 May 2019)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 07 May 2020)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the -68kg category at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 07 May 2020)

Hero:

Brazilian taekwondo athlete Diogo Silva. (oglobo.globo.com, 26 May 2019)

Influence:

Brazilian taekwondo athlete Guilherme Dias. (oglobo.globo.com, 26 May 2019)

Award:

He received the Brasil Olimpico award as the Brazilian taekwondo athlete of the year from the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB] in 2014 and 2018. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 30 Dec 2018; torcedores.com, 14 Nov 2018)

General Interest

General
PROVING THE DOUBTERS WRONG
He says that early in his career he was discouraged when people said he would struggle to succeed at an elite level. "They talked about the athletes who were very good in the junior category but didn't make it into the senior level. I heard that stuff a lot, that I also wouldn't make it. That got to me a little bit." Twice he narrowly missed out on making the Brazilian senior national team, and as a result he considering quitting the sport. However, he says he regained confidence after he began training with Brazilian taekwondo athlete Guilherme Dias in Brasilia, Brazil. "I'm very grateful to him up until now. If I hadn't gone there and been helped by him I wouldn't be where I am now. I transformed all that criticism into motivation." (oglobo.globo.com, 26 May 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is a sergeant in the Brazilian navy. (Facebook page, 20 Aug 2020; Instagram profile, 11 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
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