Gaël Da Silva (30 December 1984 – 26 May 2026) was a French gymnast.London2012.com He represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the 2012 European bronze medalist on floor exercise.
Da Silva died on 26 May 2026, at the age of 41 due to a traffic collision.
Career Da Silva was set to represent France at the 2008 Olympic Games; however, three days before leaving for Beijing, Da Silva ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.
Da Silva won his first European Championships medal in 2012, a bronze on floor exercise. Da Silva competed at the 2012 Olympic Games; he helped France finish eighth in the team final. Individually he finished tenth in the qualification round for men's floor exercise and was the second reserve for the final.
Personal life and death In 2004, Da Silva was involved in a motorcycle accident and needed to have multiple surgeries to fix his right leg.
Da Silva was married to 2004 Olympian Camille Schmutz, with whom he shared three children.
On 26 May 2026, Da Silva died in a road accident.
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