João Silva at the Grand Final of the Grand Prix de Triathlon in Nice, 2012

João Pedro Lopes da Silva[1] (born 15 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional triathlete. He was European U-23 Champion in 2008, 2010 and 2011, National Junior Champion in 2006 and 2007 and the National U-23 Champion in 2008. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Silva placed 9th thus becoming the most decorated male triathlete in Portuguese history. On 23 January 2013, Silva joined S.L. Benfica's triathlon team.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

Career

Silva was born in Benedita, Alcobaça, Portugal. At the age of seventeen Silva won his first medals at Junior World Championships and in the same year he started to take part in and to achieve top ten positions at Elite competitions.

At the World Championship Series and World Triathlon Series triathlons in Yokohama he won the gold medals in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 he also represented Portugal at the London Olympics and placed 9th.

In France, Silva takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series Grand Prix de Triathlon. At the Grand Final in Nice, he placed 3rd in the individual ranking and 1st in the club ranking. His club Les Sables Vendee Tri is also the French Club Champion of the year 2012.

Silva studies medicine at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

ITU Competitions

In the ten years from 2003 to 2012, Silva took part in 60 ITU competitions and achieved 26 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU Athlete's Page.[3] Unless indicated otherwise the following competitions are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2006-04-23  European CupEstoril DNF
  2006-09-02  World Championships (Junior)Lausanne 3
  2006-10-07  Duathlon European Championships (Junior)Rimini 2
  2006-10-28  Premium European CupEilat 5
  2007-01-21  Pan American CupLa Paz DNF
  2007-01-28  Pan American CupVillarrica 28
  2007-05-06  BG World CupLisbon 61
  2007-05-19  Duathlon World Championships (Junior)Gyor 5
  2007-06-03  BG World CupMadrid DNF
  2007-06-16  Duathlon European Championships (Junior)Edinburgh 1
  2007-06-29  European Championships (Junior)Copenhagen 3
  2007-07-21  European Championships (U23)Kuopio 37
  2007-08-30  BG World Championships (Junior)Hamburg 8
  2007-09-09  Premium European CupKedzierzyn Kozle 11
  2007-10-07  BG World CupRhodes 17
  2007-11-04  BG World CupCancun 40
  2007-12-01  BG World CupEilat DNF
  2008-03-30  BG World CupMooloolaba DNF
  2008-04-06  BG World CupNew Plymouth 45
  2008-04-19  Premium European CupPontevedra 36
  2008-05-10  European Championships (Junior)Lisbon 2
  2008-06-05  BG World Championships (Junior)Vancouver 14
  2008-09-06  European Championships (U23)Pulpí 1
  2008-09-27  Duathlon World Championships (Junior)Rimini 20
  2009-04-05  European CupQuarteira 15
  2009-05-02  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong 46
  2009-05-17  Premium European CupPontevedra DNF
  2009-06-20  European Championships (U23)Tarzo Revine 15
  2009-07-02  European ChampionshipsHolten 30
  2009-09-09  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final (U23 World Championship)Gold Coast DNF
  2009-09-26  Duathlon World Championships (U23)Concord 7
  2010-04-11  European CupQuarteira 2
  2010-04-18  World CupMonterrey 1
  2010-05-08  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul 22
  2010-06-05  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid 7
  2010-07-03  European ChampionshipsAthlone 4
  2010-07-17  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg 10
  2010-07-24  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon 11
  2010-08-14  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel 7
  2010-08-28  European Championships (U23)Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) 1
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest 4
  2011-04-09  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney 8
  2011-06-04  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid 27
  2011-06-24  European ChampionshipsPontevedra DNF
  2011-07-16  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg 5
  2011-08-06  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon 20
  2011-08-20  Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne 8
  2011-09-09  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBeijing 27
  2011-09-19  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesYokohama 1
  2011-10-09  World CupHuatulco 7
  2011-10-28  European Championships (U23)Eilat 1
  2012-03-31  European CupQuarteira 43
  2012-04-20  European ChampionshipsEilat 25
  2012-05-10  World Triathlon SeriesSan Diego 52
  2012-08-04  Olympic GamesLondon 9
  2012-08-25  World Triathlon SeriesStockholm 18
  2012-09-01  European Championships (U23)Aguilas 14
  2012-09-29  World Triathlon SeriesYokohama 1
  2013-04-07  World Triathlon SeriesAuckland 3
  2013-04-20  World Triathlon SeriesSan Diego 3
  2015-06-14  European GamesBaku 2[4]

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

Notes

  1. ↑ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. ↑ "Todas as informações sobre jogos - SL Benfica". Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Retrieved 7 October 2012". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "João Silva dá primeira medalha a Portugal em Baku". Sapo Desporto. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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