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Brenda Silva

Olympian 2008

Athlete Bio 

Height

5'1"

Age

63

Hometown

Snowflake, AZ

Education

Fountain Valley High School (Fountain Valley, Calif.) Chapman University '99, Criminal Justice

Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian
    • Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 37th (10m Air Pistol - Women)
Quick Facts
  • Daughter of William and Linda Martin
  • Married to Antone Silva
  • Has one son, Kenneth
  • Learned to shoot in the Orange County Sheriff's Police Explorer Program in 1979
  • Won the 1980 National Police Explorer Pistol Match and was invited to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center
  • Works full time as a lieutenant with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2018 – 62th (25m Pistol - Women)
  • Years of participation: 25m Pistol - Women 2010, 2018; 10m Air Pistol - Women 2010
  • Top finish: 60th – 2010 (10m Air Pistol - Women)

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