João Capistrano Maria Bussotti Neves Júnior (born 10 May 1993) is a Mozambican and Italian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He won five times the national championships.
Career Of Mozambican and later acquired Italian citizenship, Bussotti Neves emigrated to Italy with his mother Claudine in 2002. His step father is from Livorno where Joao lives and trains. He took up athletics in 2007. He was cleared by IAAF to compete for Italy since May 2012.2016 EC bio
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:47.55 (Orvieto 2016) 1500 metres – 3:37.12 (Marseille 2017)
Indoor 1500 metres – 3:42.82 (Prague 2015)
International competitions Representing 2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain20th (h)1500 m3:49.372015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic7th (h)1500 m3:42.82European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia4th1500 m3:45.102016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands12th1500 m3:50.432017World Cross Country ChampionshipsKampala, Uganda10th4x2 km mixed relay25:14UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan12th (h)1500 m3:46.892018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain8th1500 m3:42.34European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany11th1500 m3:41.312021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland37th (h)1500 m3:44.762023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary55th (h)1500 m3:48.552025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China10th (h)1500 m3:40.92World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan20th (h)1500 m3:38.382026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11th (h)1500 m3:39.01Mediterranean GamesTaranto, Italy7th1500 m3:43.96
National titles Bussotti won five national championships. Italian Athletics Championships 1500 metres: 2017, 2018, 2020 (3) Italian Indoor Athletics Championships 800 metres: 2015 1500 metres: 2015
See also Naturalized athletes of Italy
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