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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Edinanci Fernandes da Silva (born 23 August 1976) is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (‍–‍78 kg) at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo born in Sousa, Paraíba, she represented her country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Edinanci is born intersex. In the mid-1990s, she had surgery, in order to live and compete as a woman.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "The gender trap: testing the sex of Olympians competing in Beijing". The Guardian. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. p. 20. ISBN 978-1845137731.

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