PEREIRA Joao

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Individual
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5

World Triathlon Series - Overview

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2019	Individual Ranking	27th	1 x 8th, 1 x 12th, 1 x 19th
2018	Individual Ranking	33rd	1 x 7th, 1 x 25th, 1 x 27th
2017	Individual Ranking	19th	1 x 6th, 1 x 8th, 1 x 10th
2016	Individual Ranking	12th	1 x 4th, 1 x 10th, 1 x 13th
2015	Individual Ranking	8th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 8th, 2 x 9th
2014	Individual Ranking	5th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th
2013	Individual Ranking	18th	1 x 9th, 1 x 10th, 1 x 14th
2012	Individual Ranking	60th	1 x 17th, 1 x 23rd, 1 x 24th
2011	Individual Ranking	38th	1 x 16th, 1 x 34th
2010	Individual Ranking	55th	1 x 26th, 1 x 34th, 2 x 35th

World Triathlon Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2015	Individual	World Triathlon Series	Stockholm, SWE	1:50:18
2	2014	Individual	World Triathlon Series	Chicago, IL, USA	1:47:29
3	2014	Sprint	World Triathlon Series	London, GBR	49:49
4	2016	Sprint	World Triathlon Series	Hamburg, GER	52:42
5	2014	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Finals	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:49:44
6	2017	Individual	World Triathlon Series	Abu Dhabi, UAE	1:53:38
6	2014	Sprint	World Triathlon Series	Stockholm, SWE	58:30
6	2014	Sprint	World Triathlon Series	Hamburg, GER	52:13
7	2018	Individual	World Triathlon Series	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:49:25
8	2019	Individual	World Triathlon Series	Hamilton, BER	1:51:12
8	2017	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Finals	Rotterdam, NED	1:52:32
8	2015	Individual	World Triathlon Series	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:48:19

European Championships

Year	Location	Individual	Sprint	Relay X
2019	Weert, NED	2	-	5
2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	1	-	-
2017	Dusseldorf, GER	-	1	-

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

Year	Individual	Sprint
2019	1 x 6th	1 x 6th
2018	-	2 x 3rd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2018	Sprint	World Cup	Salinas, ECU	52:24
3	2018	Sprint	World Cup	Sarasota, FL, USA	48:25
6	2019	Individual	World Cup	Miyazaki, JPN	1:48:07
6	2019	Sprint	World Cup	Tongyeong, KOR	51:42

World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
9	2018	Relay	World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:22:31
11	2019	Relay	World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series	Abu Dhabi, UAE	1:25:52

Legend
X - Mixed, IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Athlete

Partner Melanie Santos

English, Portuguese

SL Benfica [Lisbon, POR]

Pedro Leitao [national]

His partner Melanie Santos has represented Portugal in triathlon and won silver at the 2017 World U23 Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jul 2021; lidl.pt, 23 Jun 2018)

In late 2019 he underwent surgery after sustaining torn muscles in his left hamstring following a fall from his bicycle during a training ride. He returned to competitive action in May 2021. (Instagram profile, 20 May 2021; slbenfica.pt, 29 Nov 2019)

He learned to ride a bicycle at age five. He later performed well in cross country at school and began doing triathlons in 2008. (dobem.pt, 22 Oct 2019; joaopereiratri.com, 03 Feb 2015)

He was inspired by his parents who were both outdoor sport enthusiasts. He also practised kitesurfing and bodyboarding during childhood. (dobem.pt, 22 Oct 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 18 Jun 2021)

"When we do what we like and when we believe in what we do, the things we do are not just ordinary work, they provide us with joy and pride." (global.toyota, 02 Jun 2019)

He was named 2017 Athlete of the Year by the European Triathlon Union. (federacao-triatlo.pt, 10 Mar 2018)