João Ferreira (hurdler)

João Ferreira

Personal information
Born	(1986-10-20) 20 October 1986 Lisbon, Portugal
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m hurdles
Club	Sporting C.P

João Pedro Ferreira (born 20 October 1986) is a Portuguese former athlete who competed primarily in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Portugal
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	5th	110 m hurdles (106.7 cm)	14.57
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:15.92
2007	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	13th (h)	110 m hurdles	15.02
2009	Lusophony Games	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	400 m	47.00
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.10
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	17th (h)	400 m	48.35
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DNF
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	22nd (h)	400 m hurdles	52.27
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.88
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	4th	400 m hurdles	49.63
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.09
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	400 m hurdles	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.70 (0.0 m/s, Leiria 2009)
• 200 metres – 21.03 (+0.7 m/s, Lisbon 2008)
• 400 metres – 46.66 (Leiria 2009)
• 110 metres hurdles – 13.97 (+1.1 m/s, Budapest 2010)
• 400 metres hurdles – 49.63 (Shenzen 2011)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.95 (Espinho 2007)
• 200 metres – 21.55 (Pombal 2010)
• 400 metres – 48.00 (Pombal 2011)
• 60 metres hurdles – 7.98 (Espinho 2006)