Clodoaldo Silva

Clodoaldo Silva (born February 1, 1979) is a Brazilian swimmer. He was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.

Silva competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, winning three silver medals and one bronze. He competed again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he set four world records, five Paralympic records, and won six gold medals and one silver. He will represent Brazil for the third time at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

In 2005, he was given the Best Male Athlete award by the International Paralympic Committee, the Best Female Athlete award going to Japan's Mayumi Narita.

Silva has cerebral palsy.

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