João Pina

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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.

João Pina
Personal information
Full nameJoão Alexandre Ferreira de Pina
Born (1981-07-31) 31 July 1981 (age 43)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg, –73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2004)
World Champ.5th (2003)
European Champ.Gold (2010, 2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Portugal
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vienna –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul –73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rotterdam –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Düsseldorf –73 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Nicosia –66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2323
JudoInside.com6684
Updated on 17 February 2022

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

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
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

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  1. ^ 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.
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