José João da Silva

{{short description|Brazilian long-distance runner}}

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| name = José João da Silva

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| nationality = Brazilian

| sport = Long-distance running

| event = 5000 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|5|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil

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| height = 1.78 m

| weight = 62 kg

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José João da Silva (born 5 May 1954) is a Brazilian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/jose-joao-da-silva-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/jose-joao-da-silva-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=José João da Silva Olympic Results |accessdate=9 November 2017}}

International competitions

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colspan=6|Representing {{BRA}}
rowspan=2|1979

|rowspan=2|South American Championships

|rowspan=2|Bucaramanga, Colombia

|6th

|5000 m

|14:37.0

6th

|10,000 m

|30:10.2

1981

|South American Championships

|La Paz, Bolivia

|4th

|5000 m

|16:25.4

rowspan=2|1984

|rowspan=2|Olympic Games

|rowspan=2|Los Angeles, United States

|36th (h)

|5000 m

|14:03.44

30th (h)

|10,000 m

|29:10.52

Personal bests

References