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Portuguese middle-distance runner
João Manuel Pires (born 10 June 1979, in São João de Lobrigos
[1]) 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
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing
Portugal
|
1997
|
European Junior Championships
|
Ljubljana, Slovenia
|
12th (sf)
|
800 m
|
1:51.42
|
1998
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
4th
|
800 m
|
1:50.73
|
World Junior Championships
|
Annecy, France
|
4th
|
800 m
|
1:48.22
|
1999
|
European U23 Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
5th
|
800 m
|
1:47.83
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
26th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:47.08
|
2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
20th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:47.61
|
2001
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
13th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:50.13
|
European U23 Championships
|
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
9th (h)
|
800m
|
1:48.92
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
17th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:47.34
|
2002
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Vienna, Austria
|
15th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:49.72
|
2003
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
18th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:50.76
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
23rd (sf)
|
800 m
|
1:49.19
|
2004
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
14th (h)
|
1500 m
|
3:45.48
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Huelva, Spain
|
4th
|
800 m
|
1:47.29
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
29th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:46.71
|
2005
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Madrid, Spain
|
21st (h)
|
1500 m
|
3:50.51
|
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References