BAPTISTA Messias

Date of Birth: 25 Jun 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Four 500m POR Portugal	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Four 500m Heat 1 #102	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Four 500m Quarterfinal 1 #110	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Four 500m Semi-final 2 #118	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Four 500m Final A #125	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	K4 500m
2019	Szeged, HUN	6
2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	9

European Games

Year	Location	K4 500m
2019	Minsk, BLR	4

European Championships

Year	Location	K2 500m	K4 500m
2021	Poznan, POL	7	-
2018	Belgrade, SRB	-	9

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	K1 200m	K4 500m
2021	-	1 x 4th
2019	-	1 x 3rd, 1 x 6th
2018	-	1 x 8th, 1 x 9th
2017	1 x 13th	-

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2019	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	1:21.014
4	2021	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:23.97
6	2019	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	1:20.324
8	2018	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:21.096
9	2018	Kayak Four 500m	World Championships	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:23.990
13	2017	Kayak Single 200m	World Cup	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	36.981

World Junior & Under 23 Championships (Juniors)

Year	Location	K1 200m	K4 500m
2017	Pitesti, ROU	7	10

Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

University of Coimbra, Portugal

Languages spoken:

Sport Lisboa e Benfica [Portugal]

Rui Fernandes [national], POR

He took up the sport in 2010 in Vila do Conde, Portugal. (slbenfica.pt, 07 Feb 2019)

He was encouraged to try the sport by friends. (Gabinete do Desporto da Universidade de Coimbra Facebook page, 27 Jul 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Gabinete do Desporto da Universidade de Coimbra Facebook page, 27 Jul 2020)

Securing an Olympic quota spot for Portugal in the men's K4 500m by placing sixth at the 2019 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. (Gabinete do Desporto da Universidade de Coimbra Facebook page, 27 Jul 2020)

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Gabinete do Desporto da Universidade de Coimbra Facebook page, 27 Jul 2020)

He was named Most Promising Young Athlete of the Year for 2018 at the Portuguese Canoe Federation's Champions Gala ceremony. (minhodigital.com, 01 Feb 2019)

General Interest

General
CREWMATE
He has competed alongside his crewmate Emanuel Silva in the men's K4 500m and the men's K2 500m. He says Silva, who is almost 14 years older than him, was an early inspiration for his career. "When I was age 13 I saw 'Mane' on TV when he won an Olympic silver medal [in 2012], and now I am in the same team as him. That's why you should never abandon your dreams or what you really want." (ojogo.pt, 25 May 2019; Facebook profile, 25 May 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 28 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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