Cátia Azevedo Explained

Cátia Azevedo
Full Name:Cátia Isabel da Silva Azevedo
Birth Date:9 March 1994
Birth Place:Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Height:1.70 m[1]
Weight:53 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres
Education:Nursing School of Lisbon
Club:Sporting CP

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] She won two gold medals at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships.

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.[3]

International competitions

Representing
2013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy5th400 m52.89
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland18th (h)400 m52.87
10th (h) relay3:35.41
2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia14th (h)400 m53.49
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands12th (sf)400 m52.46
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:32.48
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil31st (h)400 m52.38
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom39th (h)400 m52.79
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan5th400 m52.39
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom29th (h)400 m54.17
8th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:35.43
Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain5th400 m52.63
5th4 × 400 m relay3:34.21
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (sf)400 m52.23
12th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:33.35
Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Perubgcolor=gold1st400 m52.26
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:36.49
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom22nd (h)400 m53.43
UniversiadeNaples, Italy5th400 m52.07
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar40th (h)400 m52.79
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland24th (h)400 m53.28
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (sf)400 m51.32
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia19th (h)400 m53.01
Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain5th400 m51.58
2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeriabgcolor=gold1st400 m51.24
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States19th (sf)400 m51.79
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany11th (sf)400 m51.42
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary32nd (h)400 m51.93
2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom14th (h)400 m52.92
9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:31.93
European ChampionshipsRome, Italy14th (h)400 m52.53
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:29.50

Notes and References

  1. https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n172906-azevedo-catia.htm 2017 Universiade bio
  2. Web site: Renascença . 2024-01-27 . Cátia Azevedo bate recorde nacional dos 400 metros - Renascença . 2024-01-31 . Rádio Renascença . pt-pt.
  3. Web site: Cátia Azevedo: «Enfermagem mudou-me como atleta» . 2024-01-31 . www.record.pt . pt-PT.