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Portuguese long-distance runner
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João Manuel Perera Junqueira (born June 24, 1965 in Chaves, Alto Trás-os-Montes) is a retired Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
He competed in his special event at the 1991, 1993 and 1999 World Championships and sixth-placed in 10,000 m in 1994 European Athletics Championships as well as the 1992 Summer Olympics without ever reaching the final.
At the 1993 World Cross Country Championships he earned the distinction of a bronze medal in the team competition, having finished 41st in the individual long race. He then recorded his best placing with a 23rd place in the 1998 short race, the team finishing fifth. He was also a part of the sixth-placed Portuguese team at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships.
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 7.47:26 min (1994)
- 5000 metres - 13.22:3 min (1994)
- 10,000 metres - 27.53:74 min (1994)
- 3000 metres steeplechase - 8.25:81 min (1993)
- Half marathon - 1.02:38 hrs (1997)
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