Pedro Henrique Gonçalves da Silva (born 12 April 1993 in Ipaussu), better known as Pepe Gonçalves, is a Brazilian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.
Early life Raised in Piraju, da Silva got interested in canoeing after seeing the Brazilian team that would participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics practice in his city. He joined a social project that taught the sport in the Paranapanema River and got moved to sailing for a year due to his low stature, but his abilities in the kayak soon convinced his teachers. Once moved from sprint to slalom, Gonçalves won his first Brazilian championship in 2011, and nearly qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics - missing the qualifying time by 0.13 seconds.
Career At the 2015 Pan American Games, in his first participation in Pans, he obtained the silver medal in the K1 category. In the same year, he won bronze in the 2015 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships.Pedro Henrique Gonçalves da Silva
Gonçalves won a bronze medal in the kayak cross event at the 2019 World Championships in Prague.Pepê Gonçalves é bronze no Mundial de Canoagem Slalom Extremo He also won the overall World Cup title in kayak cross in 2019.Federação internacional revisa pontos, e Pepê Gonçalves fica com título geral da Copa do Mundo
Gonçalves competed at three Olympic Games. He finished 6th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the best result the country ever had in this sport. He then competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he finished 19th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal. He also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 18th in the C1 event, 20th in the K1 event and 27th in kayak cross.
At the 2022 South American Games, he won two gold medals, in K1 and kayak cross.Cinco ouros, um bronze e domínio completo na canoagem slalomJogos Sul-americanos 2022: confira as medalhas do Brasil
At the 2023 Pan American Games he won a silver medal in the K1 event.Brasil conquista três ouros e três pratas na canoagem slalom
World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2016 3 September 2016 Prague 3rd Kayak cross1 2019 23 June 2019 Bratislava 2nd Kayak cross 30 June 2019 Tacen 2nd Kayak cross 8 September 2019 Prague 3rd Kayak cross2 2020 17 October 2020 Tacen 3rd K1 17 October 2020 Tacen 1st Kayak cross 2021 20 June 2021 Markkleeberg 1st Kayak cross 2022 12 June 2022 Prague 3rd Kayak cross 28 August 2022 Pau 3rd Kayak cross 2024 22 September 2024 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd Kayak cross
1 Although the K1 cross events were contested, no World Cup points were awarded 2 World Championship counting for World Cup points
Personal life He lives in Foz do Iguaçu, where he trains and studies physiotherapy.
Controversy During the 2016 Olympics, he made news for being brought by diver Ingrid de Oliveira to her bedroom, causing tension between Oliveira and her partner Giovanna Pedroso as both would compete in the women's 10-meter synchronized platform dive the next day.
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