Joao Bussotti
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![]() Joao Bussotti at the 2016 European Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Joao Capistrano Maria Bussotti Neves Junior |
Nationality | Mozambican and Italian |
Born | Maputo, Mozambique[1] | 10 May 1993
Education | University of Pisa |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 metres |
Club | G.S. Esercito |
Coached by | Saverio Marconi |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
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Joao Capistrano Maria Bussotti Neves Junior (born 10 May 1993, in Maputo) is a Mozambican and Italian of Mozambican descent middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.[2] He won five times the national championships.
Biography
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.[3] He took up athletics in 2007.[1] He was cleared by IAAF to compete for Italy since May 2012.[4]
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)
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (h) | 1500 m | 3:49.37 |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 7th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.82 |
European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 4th | 1500 m | 3:45.10 | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th | 1500 m | 3:50.43 |
2017 | World Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 10th | 4x2 km mixed relay | 25:14 |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 12th (h) | 1500 m | 3:46.89 | |
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 8th | 1500 m | 3:42.34 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th | 1500 m | 3:41.31 | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 37th (h) | 1500 m | 3:44.76 |
National titles
Bussotti won five national championships.
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- 800 metres: 2015
- 1500 metres: 2015
See also
References
- ^ a b Fidal bio
- ^ Joao Bussotti at World Athletics
- ^ "Joao Bussotti Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
Joao Bussotti è emigrato in Italia dal Mozambico nel 2002 con la mamma Claudine, mentre il papà adottivo è livornese. Ha quindi ottenuto la cittadinanza optando per quella italiana al raggiungimento della maggiore età.
- ^ 2016 EC bio
External links
- This article has no link in Wikidata
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- Living people
- People from Maputo
- Italian male middle-distance runners
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy
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