Erlon de Souza Silva (born 23 June 1991) is a Brazilian sprint canoeist who competes in the 1000 m doubles event (C-2). He placed tenth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. He won two more silver medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games and became a world champion in 2015.^[4]

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Erlon Silva

Silva at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1991-06-23) June 23, 1991 (age 32) Ubatã, Brazil[1]
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Sprint canoe
Event(s)	C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m, C-2 1000 m
Club	Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro[3] Paulistano, São Paulo[4]
Coached by	Pedro Sena[5] Jesus Morlan[4]
Medal record Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-2 1000 m World Championships 2015 Milan C-2 1000 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-2 500 m 2014 Moscow C-2 200 m 2019 Szeged C-2 1000 m Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara C-2 1000 m 2015 Toronto C-2 1000 m South American Games 2010 Medellín C-2 200 m 2010 Medellín C-2 500 m 2010 Medellín C-2 1000 m

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In 2014, de Souza Silva won a World Championship bronze medal in the men's C2 200 m with Isaquias Queiroz.^[6] A year later, that team won World Championship gold in the C2 1000 m.^[7]

This team also won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in the C2 1000 m.^[8]

At the following World Championships, the team were unable to defend their title, finishing in 4th place in the final.^[9] In 2018, Silva and Queiroz won World Championship gold again, this time in the C2 500 m.^[10]

In 2019, the team won World Championship bronze, this time at the C2 1000 m.^[11]

A hip injury prevented Silva from attending the 2020 Summer Olympics, forcing Jacky Godmann to take his place as Queiroz's partner.^[12]

Silva took up canoeing aged 14 in his native Ubatã, but later moved to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. He is married to Rosangela.^[4]