Davidson Henrique de Souza

Davidson de Souza
Personal information
Full nameDavidson Henrique de Souza
Nickname
Boka
Born (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992
Osasco, Brazil
Sport
Country Brazil [1]
 Canada[2][3]
SportBobsleigh
Event
Four-man
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2026

Davidson Henrique de Souza[a] (born 17 March 1992, in Osasco),[1] commonly known as Davidson de Souza,[2][3] is a Brazilian bobsledder. He competed for Brazil at the 2026 Winter Olympics in four-man bobsleigh, together with Edson Bindilatti, Rafael Souza da Silva and Luis Bacca Gonçalves,[4] finishing at 19th place, the best result ever achieved by Brazil in Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics.[5]

De Souza also competed in bobsleigh for Canada.[2][3][6]

Notes

  1. ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Henrique and the second or paternal family name is De Souza.

References

  1. ^ a b "Davidson Henrique de SOUZA". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Karstens-Smith, Gemma (19 November 2024). "From Sao Paulo to Calgary, Davidson de Souza chases bobsleigh dream". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Davidson de Souza". Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  4. ^ Bonfim, Denise (17 February 2026). "Brasil fica fora da final do Bobsled, mas faz melhor campanha da história" [Brazil misses out on the Bobsled final, but achieves its best campaign in history]. CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2026. Edson Bindilatti e Luis Bacca vão se juntar a Davidson Henrique de Souza e Rafael Souza da Silva na prova [Edson Bindilatti and Luis Bacca will join Davidson Henrique de Souza and Rafael Souza da Silva in the race]
  5. ^ "Bobsled Brasil: 19º lugar é recorde histórico em Olimpíadas" [Bobsled Brazil: 19th place is a historic record in the Olympics.]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026. Edson Bindilatti, Davidson de Souza "Boka", Rafael Souza e Luis Bacca repetiram o feito de Pequim 2022 e avançaram à descida final no Centro de Esportes de Trenó, em Cortina d'Ampezzo [Edson Bindilatti, Davidson de Souza "Boka", Rafael Souza and Luis Bacca repeated their feat from Beijing 2022 and advanced to the final descent at the Sledding Sports Center in Cortina d'Ampezzo]
  6. ^ "NAC results from Whistler in 4-man Bobsleigh and 2-woman Bobsleigh". IBSF.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Cyrus Gray, Shaq Murray-Lawrence, Chris Holmstead and Davidson de Souza (CAN) finish second in the first race, ahead of Edson Luques Bindilatti, Edson Ricardo Martins, Erick Gilson Vianna Jeronimo and Rafael Souza Da Silva (BRA) in third place
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