João Manuel Pires (born 10 June 1979, in São João de LobrigosSports-Reference profile) is a former Portuguese middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics failing to advance to the final. He managed to reach the semifinals at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
Competition record Representing 1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia12th (sf)800 m1:51.421998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4th800 m1:50.73World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France4th800 m1:48.221999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th800 m1:47.83World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain26th (h)800 m1:47.082000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia20th (h)800 m1:47.612001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal13th (h)800 m1:50.13European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th (h)800m1:48.92World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada17th (h)800 m1:47.342002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria15th (h)800 m1:49.722003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom18th (h)800 m1:50.76World ChampionshipsParis, France23rd (sf)800 m1:49.192004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary14th (h)1500 m3:45.48Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain4th800 m1:47.29Olympic GamesAthens, Greece29th (h)800 m1:46.712005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain21st (h)1500 m3:50.51
Personal bests Outdoor 400 metres – 48.72 (2001) 800 metres – 1:45.59 (Zürich 2000) 1000 metres – 2:21.33 (Lisbon2004) 1500 metres – 3:42.66 (Braga 2001)
Indoor 800 metres – 1:47.33 (Stuttgart 2002) 1500 metres – 3:41.17 (Espinho 2004)
References IAAF profile