João Vieira (racewalker)
João Paulo Garcia Vieira (born 20 February 1976) is a Portuguese racewalker.
 João Vieira at the World Championships in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born | 20 February 1976 Portimão, Portugal |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Racewalking |
Medal record
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He placed tenth for Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk and third at the 2006 European Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished in 11th in the 20 km walk.[1] He became, at 43, the older medalist ever at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing second at the 50 km racewalk.
His twin brother Sérgio Vieira is a race walker as well.[2]
Achievements
References
- "London 2012 Men's 20 km race walk". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- Fernandes, António Manuel (7 August 2007). "Portugal to send 25 athletes to Osaka". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to João Vieira. |
- João Vieira at World Athletics
- João Vieira at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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