João Paulo Garcia Vieira (born 20 February 1976) is a Portuguese racewalker.
 João Vieira at the World Championships in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Racewalking |
Medal record | |
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 oldest medalist ever at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing second at the 50 km race walk. In 2021, he placed 5th at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 50 kilometres walk and set a season best.[2]
His twin brother Sérgio Vieira is a race walker as well.[3]
Achievements edit
References edit
- ^ "London 2012 Men's 20 km race walk". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
