João Pedro Silva (triathlete)


João Pedro Silva 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. 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. Unless indicated otherwise the following competitions are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2006-04-23 European CupEstorilDNF
2006-09-02 World Championships Lausanne3
2006-10-07 Duathlon European Championships Rimini2
2006-10-28 Premium European CupEilat5
2007-01-21 Pan American CupLa PazDNF
2007-01-28 Pan American CupVillarrica28
2007-05-06 BG World CupLisbon61
2007-05-19 Duathlon World Championships Gyor5
2007-06-03 BG World CupMadridDNF
2007-06-16 Duathlon European Championships Edinburgh1
2007-06-29 European Championships Copenhagen3
2007-07-21 European Championships Kuopio37
2007-08-30 BG World Championships Hamburg8
2007-09-09 Premium European CupKedzierzyn Kozle11
2007-10-07 BG World CupRhodes17
2007-11-04 BG World CupCancun40
2007-12-01 BG World CupEilatDNF
2008-03-30 BG World CupMooloolabaDNF
2008-04-06 BG World CupNew Plymouth45
2008-04-19 Premium European CupPontevedra36
2008-05-10 European Championships Lisbon2
2008-06-05 BG World Championships Vancouver14
2008-09-06 European Championships Pulpí1
2008-09-27 Duathlon World Championships Rimini20
2009-04-05 European CupQuarteira15
2009-05-02 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong46
2009-05-17 Premium European CupPontevedraDNF
2009-06-20 European Championships Tarzo Revine15
2009-07-02 European ChampionshipsHolten30
2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Gold CoastDNF
2009-09-26 Duathlon World Championships Concord7
2010-04-11 European CupQuarteira2
2010-04-18 World CupMonterrey1
2010-05-08 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul22
2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid7
2010-07-03 European ChampionshipsAthlone4
2010-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg10
2010-07-24 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon11
2010-08-14 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel7
2010-08-28 European Championships Vila Nova de Gaia 1
2010-09-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest4
2011-04-09 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney8
2011-06-04 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid27
2011-06-24 European ChampionshipsPontevedraDNF
2011-07-16 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg5
2011-08-06 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon20
2011-08-20 Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne8
2011-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBeijing27
2011-09-19 Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesYokohama1
2011-10-09 World CupHuatulco7
2011-10-28 European Championships Eilat1
2012-03-31 European CupQuarteira43
2012-04-20 European ChampionshipsEilat25
2012-05-10 World Triathlon SeriesSan Diego52
2012-08-04 Olympic GamesLondon9
2012-08-25 World Triathlon SeriesStockholm18
2012-09-01 European Championships Aguilas14
2012-09-29 World Triathlon SeriesYokohama1
2013-04-07 World Triathlon SeriesAuckland3
2013-04-20 World Triathlon SeriesSan Diego3
2015-06-14 European GamesBaku2

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