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Djamila Silva

Cape Verdean judoka (* 1996)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ106920136
Source-derived summary

Djamila Silva (born 13 August 1996) is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean judoka. Silva represented Cape Verde at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she qualified via continental ranking. At the opening ceremonies, she was one of Cape Verde's flagbearers alongside boxer Daniel Varela de Pina. In the women's 52kg judo event, she lost by ippon in her opening match against Brazilian Larissa Pimenta.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Djamila Silva” is cape Verdean judoka (* 1996). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Djamila, Silva and Cape, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1996, 2024—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1996-08-13. For this dossier, Djamila, Silva and Cape is the immediate research focus.
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The phrase “cape Verdean judoka (* 1996)” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q106920136. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1996 and 2024.

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This entry incorporates text from Djamila Silva” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.