Liliana Cá

Liliana Cá
	Liliana Cá at the 2024 Bislett Games
Personal information
Full name	Liliana da Silva Cá
Born	5 November 1986 (age 38); Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Coached by	Herédio Costa
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Portugal
European Championships

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]

Career

Cá 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

Born and raised in Portugal, Cá is of Bissau-Guinean descent.^[7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Portugal
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
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	14th (q)	55.47 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	60.05 m
2018	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]
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	14th (q)	62.43 m

References

^ "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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[1] "2018 Med Games bio". Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[2] "Portugueses | Tóquio 2020". PÚBLICO.

[3] Liliana Cá at World Athletics

[4] 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.

[5] "Jogos do Mediterrêneo: prata no disco é "tripla satisfação" para Liliana Cá" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[6] "Liliana Cá bate recorde nacional do lançamento do disco" (in Portuguese). publico.pt. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[7] "Desporto - Atletismo: Liliana Cá, a paixão do disco". RFI. 8 October 2021.

[8] "Liliana Cá conquista medalha de bronze nos Europeus de atletismo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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