Cátia Isabel da Silva Azevedo (born 9 March 1994) is a Portuguese record-breaking sprinter specialising in the 400 metres, who competes for Portugal and Sporting CP.[2][3] She won two gold medals at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships.
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Cátia Azevedo
 Cátia Azevedo in 2015 |
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| Full name | Cátia Isabel da Silva Azevedo |
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| Born | (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30)
Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal |
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| Education | Nursing School of Lisbon |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
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| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | 400 metres |
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| Club | Sporting CP |
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| Personal best | - 400 m: 50.59 s (2021, NR)
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Her personal bests in the event are 50.59 seconds outdoors (Huelva 2021) and 53.10 seconds indoors (Madrid 2020). The first is the current national record.
Azevedo is also a nurse by training.[4]
More information Year, Competition ...
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing  Portugal |
| 2013 |
European Junior Championships |
Rieti, Italy |
5th |
400 m |
52.89 |
| 2014 |
European Championships |
Zürich, Switzerland |
18th (h) |
400 m |
52.87 |
| 10th (h) |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:35.41 |
| 2015 |
European U23 Championships |
Tallinn, Estonia |
14th (h) |
400 m |
53.49 |
| 2016 |
European Championships |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
12th (sf) |
400 m |
52.46 |
| 13th (h) |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:32.48 |
| Olympic Games |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
31st (h) |
400 m |
52.38 |
| 2017 |
World Championships |
London, United Kingdom |
39th (h) |
400 m |
52.79 |
| Universiade |
Taipei, Taiwan |
5th |
400 m |
52.39 |
| 2018 |
World Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
29th (h) |
400 m |
54.17 |
| 8th (h) |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:35.43 |
| Mediterranean Games |
Tarragona, Spain |
5th |
400 m |
52.63 |
| 5th |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:34.21 |
| European Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
18th (sf) |
400 m |
52.23 |
| 12th (h) |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:33.35 |
| Ibero-American Championships |
Trujillo, Peru |
1st |
400 m |
52.26 |
| 1st |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:36.49 |
| 2019 |
European Indoor Championships |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
22nd (h) |
400 m |
53.43 |
| Universiade |
Naples, Italy |
5th |
400 m |
52.07 |
| World Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
40th (h) |
400 m |
52.79 |
| 2021 |
European Indoor Championships |
Toruń, Poland |
24th (h) |
400 m |
53.28 |
| Olympic Games |
Tokyo, Japan |
17th (sf) |
400 m |
51.32 |
| 2022 |
World Indoor Championships |
Belgrade, Serbia |
19th (h) |
400 m |
53.01 |
| Ibero-American Championships |
La Nucía, Spain |
5th |
400 m |
51.58 |
| 2022 |
Mediterranean Games |
Oran, Algeria |
1st |
400 m |
51.24 |
| World Championships |
Eugene, United States |
19th (sf) |
400 m |
51.79 |
| European Championships |
Munich, Germany |
11th (sf) |
400 m |
51.42 |
| 2023 |
World Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
32nd (h) |
400 m |
51.93 |
| 2024 |
World Indoor Championships |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
14th (h) |
400 m |
52.92 |
| 9th (h) |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:31.93 |
| European Championships |
Rome, Italy |
14th (h) |
400 m |
52.53 |
| 13th (h) |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:29.50 |
| Olympic Games |
Paris, France |
20th (rep) |
400 m |
52.04 |
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