João Alexandre Ferreira de Pina (born 13 July 1981) is a Portuguese judoka. He won consecutive European titles in the under-73 kg category at the 2010 and 2011 European Judo Championships.
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| Full name | João Alexandre Ferreira de Pina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg, –73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 7th (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2010, 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 6684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has competed three times at the Olympics. He finished in 7th in 2004 in the -66 kg category, losing to eventual bronze medalist Yordanis Arencibia.[1] Moving up to the -73 kg category, he finished 13th at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and 16th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2011 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2010 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2007 | European Judo Championships | 5th | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | 7th | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
| European Judo Championships | 7th | Half lightweight (66 kg) | |
| 2003 | World Judo Championships | 5th | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joao Pina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
External links
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Media related to João Pina at Wikimedia Commons
- João Pina at the European Judo Union
- João Pina at the International Judo Federation
- João Pina at JudoInside.com
- João Pina at Olympics.com
- João Pina at Olympedia
- João Pina joins Sporting Clube de Portugal
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