Liam Belo da Silva

Liam Belo da Silva
Personal information
Born (2007-06-29) 29 June 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Decathlon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  SWE
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 EugeneDecathlon
European U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Banska BystricaDecathlon

Liam Belo da Silva (born 29 June 2007) is a Swedish multi-event athlete. He won the gold medal in decathlon at the 2026 World U20 Championships.[1]

Biography

A member of IFK Växjö, as a 16 year-old he won the Swedish indoor age-group championship in the heptathlon.[2]

With a total of 7318 points he was the decathlon silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia.[3][4] At the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, he placed fifth overall in decathlon with a total of 7632 points.[5]

Competing indoors in March 2026, he won the Swedish U20 indoor long jump title and placed second in the high jump at the senior Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships.[6] He set a new personal best with a best tally of 7981 points record while winning the 2026 Nordic Championship Combined Events in Jessheim in June. With the tally, he was the world leader at U20 level heading into the decathlon at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, United States.[7][8] At the championships, he trailed Mael-Bephassou Lannurien of France by 99 points, 4258 points to 4159, after the first day of competition.[9] After the second day of competition, Belo da Silva had broken 8000 points for the first time to win the decathlon gold medal with a national U20 record tally of 8112 points.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Liam Belo da Silva". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Liam Belo Da Silva – IFK Växjö's latest SM gold medalist: "It was nice"". smp.se. January 25, 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Liam Belo Da Silva selected for the European Championship: "Form is good"". smp.se. July 23, 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Liam Belo Da Silva femma i tiokampen – Kapell nia". Friidrot.se. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Liam svarade i sista – "Kunde inte förlora på hemmaplan"". Friidrott. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "WU20 Oregon 26 preview: combined events and race walks". World Athletics. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Nordic Championship Combined Events". World Athletics. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Edwards and Heymans win gold with world U20 leads in Oregon". World Athletics. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "OTIS POOLE, SHAIKIRA KING AND MIXED RELAY QUARTET COMPLETE BRITISH TREBLE IN OREGON". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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