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[[File:rafaelasilva.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rafaela Silva]]

==Country==

Brazil

==Birth - Death==

1992 -

==Occupation==

Sports

==Notable Achievements==

Olympic Gold, World Champion, Olympic Bronze

==Description==

Judo player.  Gold medal, Rio Olympic Games (2016) and Bronze medal, Paris Olympic Games (2024, team event).  World Champion (2013).  

==See Also==

* [[World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
* [[LGBTQ Athletes Who Have Won Olympic Gold]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/rio-2016/cam-cole-rafaela-silva-fought-her-way-out-of-poverty-to-a-gold-medal-shes-exactly-what-the-olympics-need
* https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/08/rafaela-silva-judo-wins-brazil-first-gold-rio-olympics
* http://www.outsports.com/2016/8/10/12425422/rafaela-silva-brazil-gay-judo-coming-out
* https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/3/24099407/summer-olympics-mixed-team-judo-amandine-buchard-rafaela-silva/

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