Fernando Silva (badminton)

Fernando Silva

Personal information

Nationality

Portuguese

Born

17 December 1972 (age 51)
Peniche, Portugal

Height

174 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Sport

Medal record

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.

Men's singles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Spanish International	Jürgen Koch	6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Portugal International	Peter Janum	9–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1997	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Thomas Wapp	10–15, 3–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Slovenian International	Ricardo Fernandes	Lawrence Chew Jorge Rodriguez	16–17, 17–14, 15–4	Winner
1997	Portugal International	Hugo Rodrigues	Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss	Walkover	Winner
1998	Portugal International	Hugo Rodrigues	James Anderson Ian Pearson	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up