Nuno Pereira (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese athlete specialized in the 800, 1500 and 3000 metres events.
Starting in Triathlon in his youth, he switched to athletics at the age of 16, becoming U18 national vice-champion that same year. In 2019, he became European U20 champion in the 1500 metres, becoming the second madeiran-born athlete to win a global medal in Athletics (the first one being Alberto Paulo) and the first one to win a European title (in Athletics).
He is fourth in Portugal's 1500 meters and 3000 metres indoor all time lists.
Career 2017
In his first year solely focused in Athletics, he finished second in 800 and 1500 metres in Portugal's U18 National Championships, after winning a silver medal in the 800 metres indoor at the Portugal's U18 indoor National Championships. That same year, he represented Portugal in a Spain-Portugal meeting, achieving the second position in the 1500 meters.
2019 In 2019, he left G.D. Estreito to join Sporting CP, one of the two best teams in the country. He became Portugal's U20 national champion in the 800 and 1500 metres, before he won the national title in the 1500 metres. Later that year, at the European U20 Athletics Championships, he achieved the first position in the 1500 metres, after a final kick that left everyone behind. It was Portugal's only gold medal at those championships.
2021 In the winter, he achieved the qualifying standard to the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the 1500 metres. He finished 28th, becoming the first madeiran-born athlete to compete at a European indoor championship. Later in that year, he finished 10th in the 1500 metres final at the 2021 European U23 Athletics Championships.
2023 Nuno qualified for the Universiade, finishing fifth in the 1500 metres final.
2025 During the winter season, he participated at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where he finished fourth in his semi-final, 0,04s away from qualifying to the final. In the summer, he improved his times a lot, lowering to a 3.32,16 in the 1500 metres and 1.46,49 in the 800 metres, qualifying for the 2025 World Athletics Championships for the first time. There, he finished seventh in his heat, one place below the direct qualifying.
International competitions 2017Troféu Ibérico Espanha - PortugalÁvila, Spain2nd1500 m4:07.182018European Cross Country Junior ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands67thJunior race19:392019European U20 ChampionshipsBorås, Sweden1st1500 m3:55.882021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland28th (h)1500 m3:42.38European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia10th1500 m3:42.1120222022 European Cross Country ChampionshipsPiemonte, Italy10thMixed Relay17:56Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucia, Spain13th (sf)800 m1:50.362023World University GamesChengdu, China5th1500 m3:41.562025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands4th (h)1500 m3:38.25World University GamesBochum, Germany6th1500 m3:47.12World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan45th (h)1500 m3:42.632026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom25th (h)1500 m3:43.74
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