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Fernando Silva (badminton)
Fernando Silva (born 17 December 1972) is a Portuguese badminton player. He competed in Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics, two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won 4 bronze medals at the BWF World Senior Championships. Career After his participation in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Olympic Games, Silva partnered with Ricardo Fernandes (badminton), 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 (badminton), Hugo Rodrigues. Achievements World Senior Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Achievements BWF/IBF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament References External links * 1972 births Living people Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
