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Edson Madeira

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Edson Madeira
Personal information
Full nameEdson Marcelo da Silva Madeira
Nationality Mozambique
Born (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event66 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com47309

Edson Marcelo da Silva Madeira (born 18 May 1985) is a Mozambican judoka, who competed in the half-lightweight division (66 kg).[1] He achieved numerous fifth and seventh-place finishes at the African Championships within a span of five years. Madeira made his official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and qualified for the men's 66-kg division. He was eliminated in the first round, after being defeated by Dex Elmont of the Netherlands, who automatically scored an ippon.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edson Madeira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's Half Lightweight (66kg) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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