João José Pereira
{{short description|Portuguese triathlete}}
{{Infobox triathlete
| name = João Pereira
| image = Joao Pereira Paris2011.jpg
| caption = João Pereira among the winners at the French Club Championship Series in Paris, 2011
| nationality =
| national_team =
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| show-medals =
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{{MedalSport|Men's triathlon}}
{{Medal|Country|{{POR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Triathlon Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Kitzbühel|Individual}}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Weert |Individual}}
{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Tarragona|Sprint}}
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| highestranking =
| coach = Pedro Leitão
| sport = Triathlon
| rank = 23
| turnedpro = 2009
| team = Benfica
| height = 186 cm
| weight = 71 kg
| birth_date =
| full_name = João José Sales Henriques de Carvalho Pereira
| birth_place = Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
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File:Joao Pereira Pontevedra2011.jpg
João José Sales Henriques de Carvalho Pereira (born 28 December 1987) is a Portuguese triathlete who represents Benfica, at club level, and the Portuguese national team.See http://www.federacao-triatlo.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=99 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605023039/http://www.federacao-triatlo.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=99 |date=2012-06-05 }}. Retrieved 15 January 2010.[https://www.publico.pt/toquio-2020/portugueses Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO]
Career
On 14 June 2015 he finished 8th at the Men's triathlon competition of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.
On 18 August 2016 he placed fifth at the Men's triathlon competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.{{Cite web|last=Pimentel|first=Tiago|title=Um peso saiu das costas de João Pereira|url=https://www.publico.pt/2016/08/18/desporto/noticia/joao-pereira-ficou-a-nove-segundos-da-medalha-no-triatlo-1741715|access-date=2021-10-11|website=PÚBLICO|language=pt}}
On 23 June 2018 he won the Men's triathlon competition of the 2018 Mediterranean Games along with his girlfriend and teammate Melanie Santos who won the women's event.
On 26 July 2021 he placed 27th at Men's triathlon competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=João Pereira lamenta falta de apoios: "O que nos vai salvando são os clubes"|url=https://www.record.pt/modalidades/jogos-olimpicos/toquio-2020/triatlo/detalhe/joao-pereira-lamenta-falta-de-apoios-o-que-nos-vai-salvando-sao-os-clubes|access-date=2021-10-11|website=www.record.pt|language=pt-PT}}
Personal life
He is engaged to Portuguese triathlete Melanie Santos. They both represent Benfica and the Portuguese national team.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-27|title=Caras {{!}} Mélanie Santos e João Pereira: "Nós, atletas, acabamos por ser perfeccionistas, queremos ser bons em tudo o que fazemos"|url=https://caras.sapo.pt/famosos/2021-06-27-melanie-santos-e-joao-pereira-nos-atletas-acabamos-por-ser-perfeccionistas-queremos-ser-bons-em-tudo-o-que-fazemos/|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Caras|language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web|last=SAPO|title=O isolamento por Melanie Santos: o adiar do sonho Olímpico e os treinos com o namorado João Pereira|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/modalidades/mais-modalidades/artigos/o-isolamento-de-melanie-santos-o-adiar-do-sonho-olimpico-e-os-treinos-com-o-namorado-joao-pereira|access-date=2021-10-11|website=SAPO Desporto|language=pt}} In 2018, they both won the gold medal in the individual events of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.{{Cite web|last=Lusa|title=João Pereira e Melanie Santos conquistam ouro nos Jogos do Mediterrâneo|url=https://www.publico.pt/2018/06/23/desporto/noticia/melanie-santos-conquista-ouro-nos-jogos-do-mediterraneo-1835643|access-date=2021-10-11|website=PÚBLICO|language=pt}}
Notes and references
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External links
- [http://www.federacao-triatlo.pt Portuguese Triathlon Federation] {{in lang|pt}}
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Category:People from Caldas da Rainha
Category:Portuguese male triathletes
Category:Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic triathletes for Portugal
Category:S.L. Benfica (triathlon)
Category:Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Portugal
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in triathlon
Category:European Games competitors for Portugal
Category:Triathletes at the 2015 European Games