João José Pereira

João Pereira among the winners at the French Club Championship Series in Paris, 2011.
João Pereira at the European Championships in Pontevedra, 2011.
João Pereira at the European Cup elite triathlon in Quarteira, 2011.
João Pereira at the European Cup elite triathlon in Quarteira, 2011.
João Pereira, bronze medalist at the U23 World Championships, Gold Coast 2009.

João José Sales Henriques de Carvalho Pereira (born 28 December 1987 in Alhandra) is a Portuguese professional triathlete and member of the National Team.[1]

In the Portuguese ranking of the year 2009 Pereira was number 4 in the U23 category, but he took part in only two of the four relevant Portuguese cups.[2] In 2010, Pereira is number 6 in the Elite ranking.[3]

In Portugal, Pereira represents Alhandra Sporting Club and thanks to Pereira's Gold Coast bronze medal the National Trainer (Director Técnico Nacional DTN), Sérgio Santos, considers João Pereira the hope of the nation for the 2012 Olympics.[4]

ITU Competitions

In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Pereira took part in 32 ITU competitions and achieved 7 top ten positions.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[5] Unless indicated otherwise the following events are Olympic Distance Triathlons and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
  2006-06-23   European Championships (Junior) Autun 48
  2006-07-08   European Cup (Junior) Rijeka 10
  2006-10-08   European and Pan American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships Baeza 37
  2007-01-21   Pan American Cup La Paz[6] DNF
  2007-01-28   Pan American Cup Villarrica 35
  2007-05-06   BG World Cup Lisbon[7] DNF
  2007-06-03   BG World Cup Madrid 52
  2007-06-30   European Championships Copenhagen 44
  2007-07-21   European Championships (U23) Kuopio 40
  2007-08-31   BG World Championships (U23) Hamburg 17
  2007-09-09   Premium European Cup Kedzierzyn Kozle 55
  2008-04-19   Premium European Cup Pontevedra 18
  2008-05-10   European Championships Lisbon 35
  2008-05-25   BG World Cup Madrid DNF
  2008-06-08   BG World Championships (U23) Vancouver 16
  2008-09-06   European Championships (U23) Pulpí 8
  2009-04-05   European Cup Quarteira 7
  2009-05-02   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Tongyeong 59
  2009-05-17   Premium European Cup Pontevedra 10
  2009-06-20   European Championships (U23) Tarzo Revine 9
  2009-07-05   European Championships Holten 27
  2009-09-11   Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championship Gold Coast 3
  2010-04-11   European Cup Quarteira 18
  2010-04-18   World Cup Monterrey 25
  2010-05-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Seoul 34
  2010-07-03   European Championships Athlone 16
  2010-07-10   World Cup Holten 3
  2010-07-25   Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 35
  2010-08-14   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 26
  2010-08-28   European Championships (U23) Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) 20
  2010-09-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 35
  2010-10-10   World Cup Huatulco 23
  2011-04-09   European Cup Quarteira 6
  2011-04-17   World Cup Ishigaki 5
  2011-05-08   World Cup Monterrey 11
  2011-06-04   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid DNF
  2011-06-24   European Championships Pontevedra 6
  2011-06-24   European Championships (Elite Mix Relay) Pontevedra 8
  2011-07-16   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg
  2012-09-02   Ibero-American Championship (Elite) Vila-Velha, Brasil 1

DNF = did not finish · BG = the sponsor British Gas

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ See http://www.federacao-triatlo.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=99. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  2. ↑ See http://www.federacao-triatlo.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=90. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  3. ↑ See http://www.federacao-triatlo.pt/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=504&Itemid=. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. ↑ See http://semanal.omirante.pt/index.asp?Action=noticia&id=57608&idEdicao=409&idSeccao=6241. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  5. ↑ See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=NTQwMw==. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  6. ↑ 19 out of the 80 male participants did not finish (DNF).
  7. ↑ All six Portuguese participants did not finish (DNF).
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