Rafaela Silva

Rafaela Silva
Silva in 2016
Personal information
Full nameRafaela Lopes Silva
Born (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍57 kg, ‍–‍63 kg
ClubInstituto Reação
Coached byGeraldo Bernardes
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016)
World Champ. (2013, 2022)
Pan American Champ. (2012, 2013, 2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍57 kg
2024 ParisMixed team
World Championships
2013 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍57 kg
2022 Tashkent‍–‍57 kg
2011 Paris‍–‍57 kg
2013 Rio de JaneiroWomen's team
2017 BudapestMixed team
2019 Tokyo‍–‍57 kg
2019 TokyoMixed team
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago‍–‍57 kg
2011 Guadalajara‍–‍57 kg
2023 SantiagoMixed team
2015 Toronto‍–‍57 kg
Disqualified2019 Lima‍–‍57 kg
Pan American Championships
2012 Montreal‍–‍57 kg
2013 San José‍–‍57 kg
2024 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍57 kg
2014 Guayaquil‍–‍57 kg
2015 Edmonton‍–‍57 kg
2019 Lima‍–‍57 kg
2023 Calgary‍–‍57 kg
2011 Guadalajara‍–‍57 kg
2016 Havana‍–‍57 kg
2022 Lima‍–‍57 kg
2025 Santiago‍–‍63 kg
World Masters
2012 Almaty‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2019 Baku‍–‍57 kg
2023 Antalya‍–‍57 kg
2011 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍57 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi‍–‍57 kg
2019 Düsseldorf‍–‍57 kg
2022 Budapest‍–‍57 kg
2024 Astana‍–‍57 kg
2009 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍57 kg
2011 Tokyo‍–‍57 kg
2012 Tokyo‍–‍63 kg
2013 Moscow‍–‍57 kg
2014 Paris‍–‍57 kg
2014 Tokyo‍–‍57 kg
2016 Paris‍–‍57 kg
2017 Ekaterinburg‍–‍57 kg
2019 Brasilia‍–‍57 kg
2022 Tbilisi‍–‍57 kg
2024 Tbilisi‍–‍57 kg
2025 Astana‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2011 Düsseldorf‍–‍57 kg
2015 Düsseldorf‍–‍57 kg
2016 Tbilisi‍–‍57 kg
2018 Budapest‍–‍57 kg
2018 Cancún‍–‍57 kg
2019 Budapest‍–‍57 kg
2022 Almada‍–‍57 kg
2013 Qingdao‍–‍57 kg
2017 Tbilisi‍–‍57 kg
2019 Tbilisi‍–‍57 kg
2023 Almada‍–‍57 kg
2012 Düsseldorf‍–‍57 kg
2016 Havana‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Bangkok‍–‍57 kg
Military World Games
2015 Mungyeong‍–‍57 kg
2015 MungyeongWomen's team
Profile at external databases
IJF438
JudoInside.com51417
Updated on 11 May 2025

Rafaela Lopes Silva (born 24 April 1992) is a Brazilian judoka. She won gold medals at the World Judo Championships of 2013 and 2022 and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the –57 kg weight division. Currently, she occupies the rank of graduation third sergeant in the Navy of Brazil and integrates the Center of Physical Education Admiral Nunes (CEFAN), the Military Sports Department.

In August 2013, she was the first Brazilian woman to become a world champion in Judo.

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