João Junqueira

João Manuel Perera Junqueira (born April 24 1965 in Chaves, Alto Trás-os-Montes) is a retired Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

He competed in his special event at the 1991, 1993 and 1999 World Championships as well as the 1992 Summer Olympics without ever reaching the final.

At the 1993 World Cross Country Championships he earned the distinction of a bronze medal in the team competition, having finished 41st in the individual long race. He then recorded his best placing with a 23rd place in the 1998 short race, the team finishing fifth. He was also a part of the sixth-placed Portuguese team at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships.

Personal bests

*3000 metres steeplechase - 8:25.81 min (1993)
*10,000 metres - 27:53.74 min (1994)
*Half marathon - 1:10:51 hrs (2005)

References

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* [http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/wxc_iaaf.html The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ju/joao-junqueira-1.html sports-reference]