João Vieira POR   
Date of birth: 20 February 76
Age: 44 years 314 days
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Club/team: SCP
50km Race Walk World Championships Silver Medallist 2019
20km Race Walk World Championships Bronze Medallist 2013
20km Race Walk European Silver Medallist 2010
20km Race Walk European Bronze Medallist 2006
20km Race Walk Olympic finalist 2012
20km Race Walk Olympic finalist 2004
20km Race Walk World Championships finalist 2011
20km Race Walk World Championships finalist 2009
50km Race Walk World Championships finalist 2017
20km Race Walk World Alltime no. 203 1:20:09 Göteborg/U 8 Aug 2006
5000m Race Walk World Indoor Alltime no. 74 19:04.74 Espinho 17 Feb 2007
10,000m Race Walk World Alltime no. 133 39:44.91 Lisboa 30 Jul 2011
3000m Race Walk World Alltime no. 78 11:33.61 Leiria 11 Jul 2020
50km Race Walk World Alltime no. 133 3:45:17 Pontevedra 4 Mar 2012
5km Race Walk World Alltime no. 32 19:42 Ferreira do Zêzere 7 Jun 2007
10km Race Walk World Alltime no. 42 39:06 Beijing 18 Sep 2010
5000m Race Walk World Alltime no. 12 18:33.16 Rio Maior 10 May 2000

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
3000m Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  11:56.30w    1Lisboa10 Jun
2020  11:33.61w   1Leiria11 Jul
 
5000m Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1996  19:29.62w    1Maia2 Jun
1997  19:21.84w   NU23R 1Maia14 May
1998  19:23.18w    1Vila Real de Santo Antonio31 May
1999  19:02.6hw    2Rio Maior20 May
2000  18:33.16w   NR1Rio Maior10 May
2001  19:11.53w    1Vila Real de Santo Antonio3 Jun
2002  19:05.4hw    1Lisboa18 May
2003  19:22.1hw    1Lisboa24 May
2005  19:38.1hw    1Alcanena12 Mar
2006  19:52.71w    1Marinha Grande16 Dec
2010  20:09.47w    1Abrantes10 Jun
2011  21:13.57w    1Lisboa25 Jun
2013  19:51.74w    1Lisboa25 May
2014  21:12.51w    2Fatimá31 May
2015  19:54.98w    2Vagos13 Jun
2016  20:23.70w    1Setúbal17 Jul
2017  19:54.67w    1Leiria22 Jul
2018  19:44.96w    1Braga21 Jul
2019  19:38.60w    1Leiria27 Jul
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
1998  19:30.13iw    2Espinho14 Feb
1999  19:21.02iw    2Espinho20 Feb
2000  19:47.25iw    1Espinho12 Feb
2001  19:58.41iw    1Lisboa3 Mar
2002  20:08.69iw    1Espinho9 Feb
2003  19:43.69iw    1Espinho22 Feb
2004  20:02.83iw    1Espinho14 Feb
2005  20:16.01iw    1Espinho12 Feb
2006  19:15.59iw    1Espinho25 Feb
2007  19:04.74iw   1Espinho17 Feb
2008  20:06.38iw    1Pombal23 Feb
2009  19:23.43iw    1Pombal28 Feb
2011  19:38.69iw    1Pombal12 Feb
2012  19:08.84iw    1Pombal28 Jan
2013  19:29.06iw    1Pombal16 Feb
2014  19:21.07iw    1Pombal15 Feb
2016  19:58.10iw    1Pombal6 Feb
2017  19:32.08iw    1Pombal18 Feb
2018  19:30.20iw    1Pombal17 Feb
2019  19:47.38iw    1Pombal9 Feb
2020  19:38.98iw    1Pombal29 Feb
 
10,000m Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1995  41:21.31w   NU20R Braga1 Jul
1997  40:25.3hw   NU23R Coimbra17 May
1998  40:36.6hw    1Rio Maior11 Jul
2007  42:30.33w    1Rio Maior17 Jun
2008  39:57.62w    1Luso29 Mar
2010  40:19.93w    2Leiria17 Jul
2011  39:44.91w   1Lisboa30 Jul
2012  41:40.73w    1Lisboa7 Jul
2013  40:02.78w    1Leiria27 Jul
2015  41:20.75w    1Leiria25 Jul
2016  41:24.07w    1Maia25 Jun
2017  41:26.60w    1Vagos10 Jun
2018  41:54.2hw    1Leiria7 Jul
2019  40:29.72w    1Lisboa20 Jul
 
20,000m Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1999  1:22:26.3hw   1Lisboa7 Aug
2000  1:26:37.78w    2Rio de Janeiro20 May
2002  1:25:14.7hw    1Lisboa13 Jul
2003  1:27:58.8hw    1Seia2 Aug
2004  1:26:31.2hw    1Lisboa31 Jul
2005  1:23:46.7hw    1Lisboa23 Jul
2006  1:24:47.6hw    1Seia22 Jul
2007  1:27:05.0hw    1Lisboa28 Jul
2009  1:24:00.4hw    1Seixal25 Jul
 
5km Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  20:29w    7Cieza24 Sep
2007  19:42w   1Ferreira do Zêzere7 Jun
2008  19:58w    1Ferreira do Zêzere18 May
2009  20:51w    3Guadix4 Sep
 
10km Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1999  40:47w    1Olhão10 Apr
2003  39:40w    4Madrid1 Jun
2006  40:06w    1Algarve19 Feb
2009  39:12w    4Kraków30 May
2010  39:06w   12Beijing18 Sep
2011  39:10w    3La Coruña17 Sep
2016  40:50w    La Coruña28 May
 
20km Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1996  1:23:49w    3København22 Jun
1997  1:20:59w    27Podébrady19 Apr
1998  1:22:50w    2Rio Maior28 Mar
1999  1:22:46w    1Setúbal4 Jul
2000  1:22:53w    2Rio Maior15 Apr
2001  1:22:52w    15Dudince19 May
2002  1:20:44w    3Naumburg5 May
2003  1:20:30w    NR2La Coruña7 Jun
2004  1:20:48w    4La Coruña5 Jun
2005  1:21:56w    4La Coruña4 Jun
2006  1:20:09w   NR3Göteborg/U8 Aug
2007  1:20:42w    7Leamington20 May
2008  1:21:13w    15Cheboksary10 May
2009  1:21:43w    9Berlin15 Aug
2010  1:20:49w    2Barcelona27 Jul
2011  1:22:44w    6Rio Maior9 Apr
2012  1:20:41w    11London4 Aug
2013  1:21:08w    1Rio Maior6 Apr
2014  1:23:20w    2Rio Maior5 Apr
2015  1:21:51w    12La Coruña6 Jun
2016  1:22:34w    15La Coruña28 May
2017  1:22:42w    14Podébrady21 May
2018  1:22:06w    11La Coruña2 Jun
2019  1:22:06w    7Rio Maior6 Apr
2020  1:32:51+w    Porto de Mós26 Jan
 
30km Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2000  2:13:55w    1Lisboa30 Jan
2003  2:14:56w    1Benavente11 Jan
2006  2:11:16w   1Cucujães29 Jan
 
35km Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  2:38:18w   1Porto de Mós7 Jan
2020  2:42:06w    1Porto de Mós26 Jan
 
50km Race Walk
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2004  3:52:00w    NR1Beja21 Feb
2008  3:52:35w    1Mealhada1 Mar
2012  3:45:17w   NR2Pontevedra4 Mar
2016  3:49:05w    8Dudince19 Mar
2017  3:45:28w    11London13 Aug
2019  3:46:38w    3Alytus19 May

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
10,000m Race Walk
EJ 1995: -19DQ
20,000m Race Walk
IbAmC 2000: 21:26:37.78
20km Race Walk
EJ 1997: -22DNF
WCp 1997: 271:20:59
EC 1998: 201:29:38
WC 1999: DQ
WCp 1999: 211:24:25
OG 2000: DNS
ECp 2001: 151:22:52
WC 2001: DQ
EC 2002: 121:21:55
WCp 2002: 111:24:13
ECp 2003: 41:21:01
WC 2003: 171:22:07
OG 2004: 101:22:19
WCp 2004: 171:21:45
ECp 2005: DNF
WC 2005: DNF
EC 2006: 31:20:09
WCp 2006: 81:20:33
ECp 2007: 71:20:42
WC 2007: 251:27:44
OG 2008: 321:25:05
WCp 2008: 151:21:13
ECp 2009: DNF
WC 2009: 91:21:43
EC 2010: 21:20:49
ECp 2011: DNF
WC 2011: 111:23:26
OG 2012: 111:20:41
WCp 2012: 141:22:11
ECp 2013: 61:23:03
WC 2013: 31:22:05
EC 2014: DNF
WCp 2014: DNF
ECp 2015: DNF
WC 2015: 361:25:49
OG 2016: 311:23:03
WTC 2016: 301:22:39
ECp 2017: 141:22:42
WTC 2018: 351:26:59
50km Race Walk
OG 2012: DNF
OG 2016: DNF
WC 2017: 113:45:28
EC 2018: DNF
ECp 2019: 33:46:38
WC 2019: 24:04:59

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
3000m Race Walk
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor11:33.61    Leiria11 Jul 2020
 
5000m Race Walk
Winstreak: 14 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor18:33.16    NRRio Maior10 May 2000
Indoor19:04.74    Espinho17 Feb 2007
 
10,000m Race Walk
Winstreak: 9 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor39:44.91    Lisboa30 Jul 2011
 
20,000m Race Walk
Winstreak: 7 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor1:22:26.3h    Lisboa7 Aug 1999
 
5km Race Walk
Outdoor19:42    Ferreira do Zêzere7 Jun 2007
 
10km Race Walk
Outdoor39:06    Beijing18 Sep 2010
 
20km Race Walk
Outdoor1:20:09    NRGöteborg/U8 Aug 2006
 
30km Race Walk
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor2:11:16    Cucujães29 Jan 2006
 
35km Race Walk
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor2:38:18    Porto de Mós7 Jan 2018
 
50km Race Walk
Outdoor3:45:17    NRPontevedra4 Mar 2012

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

20km Race Walk, 10 best results (legal):
1:20:09   3Göteborg/U8 Aug 2006
1:20:30   2La Coruña7 Jun 2003
1:20:33   8La Coruña13 May 2006
1:20:41   11London4 Aug 2012
1:20:42   7Leamington20 May 2007
1:20:44   3Naumburg5 May 2002
1:20:48   4La Coruña5 Jun 2004
1:20:49   2Barcelona27 Jul 2010
1:20:59   27Podébrady19 Apr 1997
1:21:01   4Cheboksary18 May 2003
 
Average: 1:20:41.6
 
5000m Race Walk, 10 best results (legal):
18:33.16   1Rio Maior10 May 2000
19:02.6h   2Rio Maior20 May 1999
19:04.74i  1Espinho17 Feb 2007
19:05.4h   1Lisboa18 May 2002
19:08.84i  1Pombal28 Jan 2012
19:11.53   1Vila Real de Santo Antonio3 Jun 2001
19:15.59i  1Espinho25 Feb 2006
19:15.94i  1Pombal11 Feb 2012
19:21.02i  2Espinho20 Feb 1999
19:21.07i  1Pombal15 Feb 2014
 
Average: 19:07.989
 
10,000m Race Walk, 10 best results (legal):
39:44.91   1Lisboa30 Jul 2011
39:57.62   1Luso29 Mar 2008
40:02.78   1Leiria27 Jul 2013
40:19.93   2Leiria17 Jul 2010
40:25.3h   Coimbra17 May 1997
40:29.72   1Lisboa20 Jul 2019
40:36.6h   1Rio Maior11 Jul 1998
41:20.75   1Leiria25 Jul 2015
41:21.31   Braga1 Jul 1995
41:24.07   1Maia25 Jun 2016
 
Average: 40:34.299
 
10km Race Walk, 10 best results (legal):
39:06   12Beijing18 Sep 2010
39:10   3La Coruña17 Sep 2011
39:12   4Kraków30 May 2009
39:40   4Madrid1 Jun 2003
40:06   1Algarve19 Feb 2006
40:24   1Granollers7 Feb 2010
40:47   1Olhão10 Apr 1999
40:50   La Coruña28 May 2016
40:55   4Murcia24 Aug 2016
41:50   3Guadix26 Aug 2006
 
Average: 40:12
 

Total results in db: 225

By event:

3000m Race Walk:3
5000m Race Walk:61
10,000m Race Walk:16
20,000m Race Walk:9
5km Race Walk:6
10km Race Walk:10
20km Race Walk:100
30km Race Walk:3
35km Race Walk:2
50km Race Walk:12
Cross Country 10.0km:2
7.25km:1

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

3000m Race Walk
11:33.61iwWL PB (5)1LeiriaLeiria11 Jul 
11:45.85iw 1NCLisboaNC, Lisboa8 Aug 
5000m Race Walk
19:38.98iw SB (16)1NCPombalNC, Pombal29 Feb 
20km Race Walk
1:32:51+iw SB (300)NCPorto de MósNC, Porto de Mós26 Jan 
35km Race Walk
2:42:06iw SB 1NCPorto de MósNC, Porto de Mós26 Jan 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
1996Outdoor5000m Race Walk919:29.62
1996Outdoor20km Race Walk941:23:49
1997Outdoor5000m Race Walk1319:21.84
1997Outdoor10,000m Race Walk1540:25.3h
1997Outdoor20km Race Walk331:20:59
1998Outdoor5000m Race Walk1119:23.18
1998Outdoor10,000m Race Walk1740:36.6h
1998Outdoor20km Race Walk641:22:50
1998Indoor5000m Race Walk1219:30.13
1999Outdoor5000m Race Walk519:02.6h
1999Outdoor20,000m Race Walk11:22:26.3h
1999Outdoor10km Race Walk4740:47
1999Outdoor20km Race Walk551:22:46
1999Indoor5000m Race Walk1019:21.02
2000Outdoor5000m Race Walk118:33.16
2000Outdoor20,000m Race Walk201:26:37.78
2000Outdoor20km Race Walk731:22:53
2000Outdoor30km Race Walk402:13:55
2000Indoor5000m Race Walk2419:47.25
2001Outdoor5000m Race Walk919:11.53
2001Outdoor20km Race Walk691:22:52
2001Indoor5000m Race Walk3019:58.41
2002Outdoor5000m Race Walk319:05.4h
2002Outdoor20,000m Race Walk51:25:14.7h
2002Outdoor20km Race Walk131:20:44
2002Indoor5000m Race Walk2620:08.69
2003Outdoor5000m Race Walk319:22.1h
2003Outdoor20,000m Race Walk251:27:58.8h
2003Outdoor10km Race Walk739:40
2003Outdoor20km Race Walk201:20:30
2003Outdoor30km Race Walk102:14:56
2003Indoor5000m Race Walk1719:43.69
2004Outdoor20,000m Race Walk181:26:31.2h
2004Outdoor20km Race Walk291:20:48
2004Outdoor50km Race Walk353:52:00
2004Indoor5000m Race Walk3320:02.83
2005Outdoor5000m Race Walk1219:38.1h
2005Outdoor20,000m Race Walk61:23:46.7h
2005Outdoor20km Race Walk691:21:56
2005Indoor5000m Race Walk4120:16.01
2006Outdoor5000m Race Walk2019:52.71
2006Outdoor20,000m Race Walk81:24:47.6h
2006Outdoor5km Race Walk920:29
2006Outdoor10km Race Walk2040:06
2006Outdoor20km Race Walk201:20:09
2006Outdoor30km Race Walk52:11:16
2006Indoor5000m Race Walk619:15.59
2007Outdoor10,000m Race Walk8642:30.33
2007Outdoor20,000m Race Walk361:27:05.0h
2007Outdoor5km Race Walk219:42
2007Outdoor20km Race Walk251:20:42
2007Indoor5000m Race Walk619:04.74
2008Outdoor10,000m Race Walk1639:57.62
2008Outdoor5km Race Walk319:58
2008Outdoor20km Race Walk351:21:13
2008Outdoor50km Race Walk343:52:35
2008Indoor5000m Race Walk2020:06.38
2009Outdoor3000m Race Walk911:56.30
2009Outdoor20,000m Race Walk51:24:00.4h
2009Outdoor5km Race Walk920:51
2009Outdoor10km Race Walk939:12
2009Outdoor20km Race Walk371:21:43
2009Indoor5000m Race Walk719:23.43
2010Outdoor5000m Race Walk4020:09.47
2010Outdoor10,000m Race Walk1540:19.93
2010Outdoor10km Race Walk1439:06
2010Outdoor20km Race Walk131:20:49
2011Outdoor5000m Race Walk5421:13.57
2011Outdoor10,000m Race Walk539:44.91
2011Outdoor10km Race Walk339:10
2011Outdoor20km Race Walk641:22:44
2011Indoor5000m Race Walk1119:38.69
2012Outdoor10,000m Race Walk5441:40.73
2012Outdoor20km Race Walk221:20:41
2012Outdoor50km Race Walk133:45:17
2012Indoor5000m Race Walk519:08.84
2013Outdoor5000m Race Walk2219:51.74
2013Outdoor10,000m Race Walk1540:02.78
2013Outdoor20km Race Walk351:21:08
2013Indoor5000m Race Walk1319:29.06
2014Outdoor20km Race Walk971:23:20
2014Indoor5000m Race Walk1519:21.07
2015Outdoor5000m Race Walk4719:54.98
2015Outdoor10,000m Race Walk6141:20.75
2015Outdoor20km Race Walk501:21:51
2016Outdoor5000m Race Walk6620:23.70
2016Outdoor10,000m Race Walk6141:24.07
2016Outdoor10km Race Walk2740:50
2016Outdoor50km Race Walk343:49:05
2016Indoor5000m Race Walk3119:58.10
2017Outdoor5000m Race Walk2319:54.67
2017Outdoor10,000m Race Walk5241:26.60
2017Outdoor50km Race Walk153:45:28
2017Indoor5000m Race Walk1319:32.08
2018Outdoor5000m Race Walk2519:44.96
2018Outdoor10,000m Race Walk7141:54.2h
2018Outdoor20km Race Walk661:22:06
2018Outdoor35km Race Walk172:38:18
2018Indoor5000m Race Walk1019:30.20
2019Outdoor5000m Race Walk1219:38.60
2019Outdoor10,000m Race Walk2640:29.72
2019Outdoor20km Race Walk941:22:06
2019Outdoor50km Race Walk173:46:38
2019Indoor5000m Race Walk2419:47.38
2020Outdoor3000m Race Walk511:33.61
2020Indoor5000m Race Walk1619:38.98

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 5000m Race Walk
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 14 (finals) 6 Feb 2016 -> 29 Feb 2020 Show/hide
Winstreak 2: 18 (finals) 5 Jan 2008 -> 22 Feb 2014 Show/hide
Winstreak 3: 19 (finals) 6 Jun 1999 -> 17 Feb 2007 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 10,000m Race Walk
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 9 (finals) 30 Jul 2011 -> 20 Jul 2019 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 20,000m Race Walk
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 13 Jul 2002 -> 25 Jul 2009 Show/hide