João Vieira (racewalker)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Garcia and the second or paternal family name is Vieira.
João Vieira
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João Vieira at the World Championships in 2009
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1976-02-20) 20 February 1976 (age 45)
Portimão, Portugal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow 20 km walk
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Barcelona 20km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Gothenburg 20km walk

João Paulo Garcia Vieira (born 20 February 1976) is a Portuguese racewalker.

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] He became, at 43, the oldest medalist ever at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing second at the 50 km race walk. In 2021, he placed 5th at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 50 kilometres walk and set a season best.[2]

His twin brother Sérgio Vieira is a race walker as well.[3]

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Portugal
1994 World Junior Championships Lisboa, Portugal 11th 10,000 m 42:26.17
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 28th 20 km 1:20:59
European U23 Championships Turku, Finland — 20 km DNF
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th 20 km 1:29.38
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 21st 20 km 1:24:25
World Championships Seville, Spain — 20 km DSQ
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 20,000 m 1:26:37.78
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia — 20 km DNS
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 15th 20 km 1:22:52
World Championships Edmonton, Canada — 20 km DSQ
2002 World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 11th 20 km 1:24:13
European Championships Munich, Germany 12th 20 km 1:21:55
2003 World Championships Paris, France 17th 20 km 1:22:07
2004 World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 17th 20 km 1:21:45
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th 20 km 1:22:19
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland — 20 km DNF
2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 8th 20 km 1:20:33
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 20 km 1:20:09
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 25th 20 km 1:27:44
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 15th 20 km 1:21:13
Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 32nd 20 km 1:25:05
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France — 20 km DNF
World Championships Berlin, Germany 10th 20 km 1:21:43
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 20 km 1:20:49
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal — 20 km DNF
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 15th 20 km 1:23:26
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 19th 20 km 1:22:11
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th 20 km 1:20:41
— 50 km DNF
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 7th 20 km 1:23:03
World Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd 20 km 1:22:05
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China — 20 km DNF
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain — 20 km DNF
World Championships Beijing, China 36th 20 km 1:25:49
2016 World Race Walking Cup Rome, Italy 30th 20 km 1:22:39
2017 European Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 14th 20 km 1:22:42
World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th 50 km 3:45:28
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 5th 50 km 3:51:28

References[]

  1. ^ "London 2012 Men's 20 km race walk". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Retrieved 6 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Fernandes, António Manuel (7 August 2007). "Portugal to send 25 athletes to Osaka". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2007.

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