Athlete Profile: Joao Pereira

Joao Pereira

Portugal
Born: 1987

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	28
World Triathlon Series Ranking	27
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	30
Continental Cup Ranking	19
Continental Ranking	20

Starts

101

Podiums

15

Wins

6 Biography

Joao Pereira from Portugal, born in 1987, started participating in Triathlon in 2008 and immediately revealed great ability for the sport. In 2009 on the Gold Coast, he reached the podium for the 1st time getting a bronze in the Under 23 championship.

In 2014, he confirmed his skills entering to the Gold Group and performed an excellent season, managing to stay in 5th place of Olympic and World rankings, and was considered by the ITU as “Breakout of the Season”.

In 2016, Joao represented Portugal and secured 5th place at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and in 2017, Joao won two gold medals at Düsseldorf ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships and Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships.

Recent Highlights

- 8th place at the 2017 Rotterdam World Triathlon Series Grand Final;
- Winner of the 2017 Düsseldorf ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships;
- Winner of the 2017 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships;
- 6th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi;
- 10th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg;
- 5th place at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Latest Athlete Results

19	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 31 Aug, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:54:08
LAP	2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo 18 Aug, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:21:34
DNF	2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event 16 Aug, 2019 - Elite Men - DNF
5	2019 Weert ETU Triathlon European Championships 02 Jun, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:17:50
2	2019 Weert ETU Triathlon European Championships 01 Jun, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:35:23
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19	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2019-08-29 - Elite Men - 01:54:08
DNF	2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2019-05-18 - Elite Men - DNF
8	2019 MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 2019-04-27 - Elite Men - 01:51:12
12	2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2019-03-08 - Elite Men - 00:52:27
25	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 2018-09-12 - Elite Men - 01:47:25
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1	2018 Tarragona Mediterranean Games 2018-06-23 - Elite Men - 00:57:28
5	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Men - 01:45:52
8	2015 Baku European Games 2015-06-13 - Elite Men - 01:49:46
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12 Mar, 2016
Joao Pereira claims maiden World Cup win
João Pereira (POR) topped the podium in Alanya with a classy performance in the Elite Men’s race to claim his first ITU World Cup win
18 Oct, 2015
All star lineups set to toe Alanya starting line
After making its World Cup debut to the ITU calendar just last year, Alanya returns for the second time to host 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup.
13 Oct, 2015
Best of 2014: Pereira's breakout season
With six top 10 World Triathlon Series finishes, the men’s breakout star of the season, and today's best of 2014, goes to Joao Pereira.
26 Dec, 2014
Cartagena hosts penultimate World Cup
With just two World Cups left in the ITU season, Cartagena debuts as a new race on the circuit this Sunday.
09 Oct, 2014

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Joao
Family Name	Pereira
Representing	POR
Year of Birth	1987
Place of Birth	Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Residence	Lisbon, Portugal
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Website	http://www.joaopereiratri.com
Twitter	@joao_pereira87
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