João José Sales Henriques de Carvalho Pereira (born 28 December 1987 in Alhandra) is a Portuguese professional triathlete and member of the National Team.

In the Portuguese ranking of the year 2009 Pereira was number 4 in the U23 category, but he took part in only two of the four relevant Portuguese cups.
In 2010, Pereira is number 6 in the Elite ranking.

In Portugal, Pereira represents Alhandra Sporting Club and thanks to Pereira's Gold Coast bronze medal the National Trainer (Director Técnico Nacional DTN), Sérgio Santos, considers João Pereira the hope of the nation for the 2012 Olympics.

ITU Competitions

In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Pereira took part in 32 ITU competitions and achieved 7 top ten positions.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date	Competition	Place	Rank
2006-06-23	European Championships (Junior)	Autun	48
2006-07-08	European Cup (Junior)	Rijeka	10
2006-10-08	European and Pan American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships	Baeza	37
2007-01-21	Pan American Cup	La Paz	DNF
2007-01-28	Pan American Cup	Villarrica	35
2007-05-06	BG World Cup	Lisbon	DNF
2007-06-03	BG World Cup	Madrid	52
2007-06-30	European Championships	Copenhagen	44
2007-07-21	European Championships (U23)	Kuopio	40
2007-08-31	BG World Championships (U23)	Hamburg	17
2007-09-09	Premium European Cup	Kedzierzyn Kozle	55
2008-04-19	Premium European Cup	Pontevedra	18
2008-05-10	European Championships	Lisbon	35
2008-05-25	BG World Cup	Madrid	DNF
2008-06-08	BG World Championships (U23)	Vancouver	16
2008-09-06	European Championships (U23)	Pulpì	8
2009-04-05	European Cup	Quarteira	7
2009-05-02	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Tongyeong	59
2009-05-17	Premium European Cup	Pontevedra	10
2009-06-20	European Championships (U23)	Tarzo Revine	9
2009-07-05	European Championships	Holten	27
2009-09-11	Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championship	Gold Coast	3
2010-04-11	European Cup	Quarteira	18
2010-04-18	World Cup	Monterrey	25
2010-05-08	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Seoul	34
2010-07-03	European Championships	Athlone	16
2010-07-10	World Cup	Holten	3
2010-07-25	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	London	35
2010-08-14	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Kitzbuhel	26
2010-08-28	European Championships (U23)	Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto)	20
2010-09-08	Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final	Budapest	35
2010-10-10	World Cup	Huatulco	23
2011-04-09	European Cup	Quarteira	6
2011-04-17	World Cup	Ishigaki	5
2011-05-08	World Cup	Monterrey	11
2011-06-04	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Madrid	DNF
2011-06-24	European Championships	Pontevedra	6
2011-06-24	European Championships (Elite Mix Relay)	Pontevedra	8
2011-07-16	Dextro Energy World Championship Series	Hamburg

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

External links

• Portuguese Triathlon Federation in Portuguese