João Pina Explained

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.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2011 European Judo Championships1st Lightweight (73 kg)
2010 European Judo Championships1st Lightweight (73 kg)
2007 European Judo Championships5th Lightweight (73 kg)
2004 Olympic Games7th Half lightweight (66 kg)
European Judo Championships7th Half lightweight (66 kg)
2003 World Judo Championships5th Half lightweight (66 kg)

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Notes and References

  1. Joao Pina . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203193830/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/joao-pina-1.html . dead . 3 February 2015 . 10 February 2015.