João Pedro Lopes da Silva (born 15 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

. He was the European Under-23 Champion in 2008, 2010 and 2011, National Junior Champion in 2006 and 2007 and the National Under-23 Champion in 2008. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Silva placed 9th thus becoming the most decorated male triathlete in Portuguese history. On 23 January 2013, Silva joined

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

's triathlon team. He won the silver medal at the

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

in Baku.

Career

Silva was born in Benedita,

Alcobaça, Portugal Alcobaça () is a Portugal, Portuguese city and municipality in the Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, intermunicipal community Oeste (intermunicipal community), Oeste and the region Oeste e Vale do Tejo, in the historical province of Estrema ...

. 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 The Grand Prix de Triathlon (''Championnat de France des Clubs Division 1 (Triathlon D1)'' or ''Grand Prix F.F.TRI. - Lyonnaise des Eaux'') defines itself as the most outstanding triathlon event in France and attracts numerous internat ...

. 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 NOVA University Lisbon (, ), or just NOVA, is a Portuguese public university whose rectorate is located in Campolide, Lisbon. Founded in 1973, it is the newest of the public universities in the Portuguese capital city, earning its name as the " ...

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Joao Pedro 1989 births Living people People from Alcobaça, Portugal Portuguese male triathletes S.L. Benfica (triathlon) Triathletes at the 2015 European Games European Games silver medalists for Portugal European Games medalists in triathlon Olympic triathletes for Portugal Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Leiria District 20th-century Portuguese people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen