José João da Silva
{{short description|Brazilian long-distance runner}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| 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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rowspan=2|1979
|rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Bucaramanga, Colombia |6th |5000 m |
6th
|10,000 m |
1981
|La Paz, Bolivia |4th |5000 m |
rowspan=2|1984
|rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Los Angeles, United States |36th (h) |5000 m |
30th (h)
|10,000 m |
Personal bests
- 5000 metres – 13:37.4 (Buenos Aires 1980)
- 10,000 metres – 28:09.59 (Florence 1984)
References
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Brazilian male long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Brazil
Category:Athletes from Pernambuco
Category:Knights of the Order of Ipiranga
Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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