João Vieira (racewalker)

João Vieira

João Vieira at the World Championships in 2009.
Personal information
Born February 20, 1976
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country  Portugal
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 50km Race Walk

João Paulo Garcia Vieira (born 20 February 1976 in Portimão, Algarve) is a Portuguese race walker.

He placed tenth for Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk and third at the 2006 European Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished in 11th in the 20 km walk.[1]

His twin brother Sérgio Vieira is a race walker as well.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Portugal
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th 20 km
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain DSQ 20 km
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 20 km
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia DNS 20 km
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 15th 20 km
World Championships Edmonton, Canada DSQ 20 km
2002 World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 11th 20 km
European Championships Munich, Germany 12th 20 km
2003 World Championships Paris, France 17th 20 km
2004 World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 17th 20 km
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th 20 km
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland DNF 20 km
2006 World Race Walking Cup La Coruña, Spain 8th 20 km
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 20 km
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 25th 20 km
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 32nd 20 km
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France DNF 20 km
World Championships Berlin, Germany 10th 20 km
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 20 km
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th 20 km
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DNF 50 km

References

  1. ↑ "London 2012 Men's 20 km race walk". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Fernandes, António Manuel (7 August 2007). "Portugal to send 25 athletes to Osaka". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-08-10.