Adriano Lourenço

Adriano Lourenço da Silva
Personal information
Born (1986-10-06) October 6, 1986
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete, coach
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)
Nanquan, Nandao, Nangun
TeamBrazil Wushu Team
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
2008 São Paulo Nandao
2008 São Paulo Duilian
2010 Buenos Aires Nangun
2012 Monterrey Nanquan
2012 Monterrey Nandao
2012 Monterrey Nangun
2014 San José Nanquan
2014 San José Nandao
2014 San José Nangun
2016 Lubbock Nanquan
2016 Lubbock Nandao
2016 Lubbock Nangun
2008 São Paulo Nangun
2010 Buenos Aires Nanquan
2010 Buenos Aires Nandao
2008 São Paulo Nanquan

Adriano Lourenço da Silva (born October 6, 1986) is a retired wushu taolu athlete from Brazil. He is the most renowned athlete at the Pan American Wushu Championships of all time, having been a 12-time champion.

Career

Lourenço grew up in a favela and started learning traditional Southern styles at the age of seven.[1] After learning some kickboxing and capoeira, he started training wushu in 2003 under Thomaz Chan Hon Kit.[2]

Lourenço made his international debut at the 2007 World Wushu Championships.[3] As a wildcard, he competed in the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament and finished 9th in men's nanquan and nangun combined.[4][5] The same year, he competed in the 2008 Pan American Wushu Championships and was the Pan American champion in nandao, a gold medalist in duilian, silver medalist in nangun, and bronze medalist in nanquan.[6] Two years later at the 2010 Pan American Wushu Championships, he became the Pan American champion in nangun, and a silver medalist in nanquan and nandao.[7] In the 2012, 2014 Pan American Wushu Championships, and 2016 Pan American Wushu Championships, he was a triple Pan American champion in all of his events.[8][9] Lourenço's last competition was at the 2017 World Wushu Championships where he finished in-between 24th-26th in his events.[10]

References

  1. ^ Sugiyama, Brandon (2017-10-30). "Interview with Adriano Lourenco Da Silva". Jiayo Worldwide News and Media. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  2. ^ "BRA_SILVA Adriano Lourenco". results.beijing2008.cn. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  3. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24.
  4. ^ "Two Events Combined Results, Wushu Taolu, Men's Nanquan & Nangun Combined". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  5. ^ "Nanquan & Nangun, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13.
  6. ^ "7th Panamerican Wushu Championships". Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  7. ^ "8th Pan American Wushu Championships Argentina 2010". wushuteam.com.ar. 2010-10-14. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  8. ^ "10 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2014. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  9. ^ "11 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2016. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  10. ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-28.