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João Pires (athlete)
Portuguese runner

João Pires (athlete)

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Portuguese runner
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45 years
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Biography

João Manuel Pires (born 10 June 1979 in São João de Lobrigos) is a former Portuguese middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics failing to advance to the final. He managed to reach the semifinals at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Portugal
1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia12th (sf)800 m1:51.42
1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4th800 m1:50.73
World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France4th800 m1:48.22
1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th800 m1:47.83
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain26th (h)800 m1:47.08
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia20th (h)800 m1:47.61
2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal13th (h)800 m1:50.13
European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th (h)800m1:48.92
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada17th (h)800 m1:47.34
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria15th (h)800 m1:49.72
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom18th (h)800 m1:50.76
World ChampionshipsParis, France23rd (sf)800 m1:49.19
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary14th (h)1500 m3:45.48
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain4th800 m1:47.29
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece29th (h)800 m1:46.71
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain21st (h)1500 m3:50.51

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 400 metres – 48.72 (2001)
  • 800 metres – 1:45.59 (Zürich 2000)
  • 1000 metres – 2:21.33 (Lisbon2004)
  • 1500 metres – 3:42.66 (Braga 2001)

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 1:47.33 (Stuttgart 2002)
  • 1500 metres – 3:41.17 (Espinho 2004)

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