Eliana Bandeira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Arruada and the second or paternal family name is Bandeira.

Eliana Bandeira

Bandeira in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Eliana Arruada Bandeira
Born	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28) Fortaleza, Brazil[1]
Education	Polytechnic Institute of Leiria[2]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	S.L. Benfica[2]
Coached by	Paulo Reis (2015–2022) Volodymyr Zinchenko (2022–)

Eliana Arruada Bandeira (born 1 July 1996) is an athlete specialising in the shot put.^[4] Born in Brazil, she represents Portugal internationally. She won a silver medal at the 2021 World University Games (held in 2023).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Portugal
2018	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Leiria, Portugal	3rd	Shot put	15.74 m
	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Jesolo, Italy	3rd	Shot put	15.69 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	22nd (q)	Shot put	15.18 m
2019	European Throwing Cup	Šamorín, Slovakia	–	Shot put	NM
2021	European Throwing Cup	Split, Croatia	7th	Shot put	17.18 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	5th	Shot put	16.95 m
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	12th (q)	Shot put	17.23 m
	European Throwing Cup	Leiria, Portugal	5th	Shot put	17.43 m
	World University Games	Chengdu, China	2nd	Shot put	17.47 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	21st (q)	Shot put	17.79 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	12th	Shot put	17.35 m
	European Throwing Cup	Leiria, Portugal	3rd	Shot put	17.60 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	1st	Shot put	18.30 m
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	15th (q)	Shot put	16.76 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	15th (q)	Shot put	17.97 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 18.49 (Viana do Castelo 2023)
• Discus throw – 52.42 (Leiria 2021)

Indoor

• Shot put – 18.47 (Pombal 2024)

References

1. "Eliana Bandeira é estudante do Politécnico de Leiria e vice-campeã mundial universitária". leiriadesporto.pt (in Portuguese). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
2. "Eliana Bandeira conquista prata no peso dos Jogos Mundiais Universitários". www.record.pt (in Portuguese). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
3. "BANDEIRA Eliana".
4. Eliana Bandeira at World Athletics