Full Name: | João Alexandre Ferreira de Pina |
Birth Date: | df=y 31 July 1981 |
Country: | Portugal |
Weight Class: | –66 kg, –73 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 5 |
Worlds Year: | 2003 |
Regionals Type: | EU |
Regionals Rank: | 1 |
Regionals Year: | 2010 |
Regionals Year2: | 2011 |
Olympics Rank: | 7 |
Olympics Year: | 2004 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 66 kg |
Updated: | 17 February 2022 |
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.
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.
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) |