Joice Souza da Silva (born 20 July 1983) is a Brazilian

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Joice Silva competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Valeria Zholobova in the 1/8 finals. Silva became the first Brazilian gold medalist in wrestling at the

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* 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Brazil Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian women 21st-century Brazilian women {{Brazil-wrestling-bio-stub