[2] In the men's K-1 500 metres, Silva finished sixth in his heat with a time of 1:58.178.
However, he was eliminated at that stage after finishing ninth, last in his heat and among all semifinalists, with a time of 2:06.288, failing to advance to the final by a wide margin.
[5] In the K-1 1000 metres, where he was again the youngest competitor to participate, Silva finished ninth, last in his heat, with a time of 4:28.057.
The next slowest, Kotoua Francis Abia of Ivory Coast, finished with a time of 4:14.411, almost 14 seconds ahead of Silva.
[6] Silva was also runner-up in the K-1 200 metres event at the 2009 African Canoe-Kayak Championships, finishing with a time of 41.62 seconds.