Liliana da Silva Cá[2] (born 5 November 1986) is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the discus throw.[3] At club level she represents Sporting Lisbon.[4]
_2024.jpg) Liliana Cá at the 2024 Bislett Games | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Liliana da Silva Cá | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1986 Barreiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Herédio Costa | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCá won a silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. She had a five-year break in her career between 2013 and 2018 to raise children.[5]
Her personal best in the event is 66.40 metres set in Leiria in 2021,[6] a national record. On 27 February 2021, Liliana threw 65.10 m in a preparation test in Vagos and got the entry standard for the Tokyo Olympic Games. She holds the Portuguese record for the discus throw in front of Teresa Machado (65.40 m) in 1998 and Irina Rodrigues (63.96 m) in 2016.[citation needed]
Personal life
editBorn and raised in Portugal, Cá is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[7]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing  Portugal
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| 2003 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Paris, France | 1st | 47.53 m | |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 21st (q) | 45.22 m | |
| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | 49.69 m | |
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 7th | 51.43 m | |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 8th | 51.91 m | |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (q) | 55.47 m | ||
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | 60.05 m | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 58.91 m | ||
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 26th (q) | 54.31 m | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 63.93 m | |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | 63.62 m | |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 6th | 63.99 m | ||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 63.67 m | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | 63.59 m | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3th | 64.53 m[8] | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 14th (q) | 62.43 m | ||
References
edit- ^ "2018 Med Games bio". Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Portugueses | Tóquio 2020". PÚBLICO.
- ^ Liliana Cá at World Athletics
- ^ Fernandes, Mariana. "O melhor dia de sempre apareceu aos 37 anos: Liliana Cá conquista medalha de bronze no lançamento do disco nos Europeus". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Jogos do Mediterrêneo: prata no disco é "tripla satisfação" para Liliana Cá" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Liliana Cá bate recorde nacional do lançamento do disco" (in Portuguese). publico.pt. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Desporto - Atletismo: Liliana Cá, a paixão do disco". RFI. 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Liliana Cá conquista medalha de bronze nos Europeus de atletismo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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