Elsa Liliana Chalá Mejía (born June 7, 1965) is a retired female track and field athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the 400 m hurdling and sprints events.
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| Full name | Elsa Liliana Chalá Mejía | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 7, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992.
She set a personal best of 23.74 seconds in the 200 Metres at an event in São Paulo on October 9, 1987.[1]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Ecuador
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| 1985 | South American Championships | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 100 m | 12.29 |
| 3rd | 200 m | 24.26 | |||
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.23 | |||
| 1986 | Ibero-American Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 3rd | 200m | 24.15 w (wind: +2.1 m/s) |
| 4th | 400m | 54.79 | |||
| South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 200 m | 24.01 | |
| 1st | 400 m | 54.47 | |||
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 58.64 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.65 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:09.43 | |||
| 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 57.13 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:49.74 | |||
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 23rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.39 | |
| South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | 100 m | 11.97 | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.74 | |||
| 1st | 400 m | 52.9 CR | |||
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 58.46 CR | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.63 | |||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:49.64 | |||
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 4th (h) | 200 m | 25.2 (ht) (wind: +0.0 m/s) A |
| 6th | 400 m | 54.49 A | |||
| 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 57.12 A | |||
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 29th (qf) | 400 m | 53.83 | |
| 23rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.15 | |||
| 1989 | South American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 4th | 400 m | 54.34 A |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.68 A CR | |||
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.90 | |||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:54.6 | |||
| World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 59.001 | |
| 1990 | Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 7th | 200 m | 25.21 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 58.31 | |||
| South American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 59.8 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:54.62 | |||
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.16 CR |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 50.18 | |||
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:53.14 | |||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 32nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 61.49 | |
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 1:01.80 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 24th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.55 | |
| 1993 | Bolivarian Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 58.44 A |
1Representing the Americas
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liliana Chalá". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
