Joao Bussotti

Joao Bussotti
Joao Bussotti at the 2016 European Championships.
Personal information
Full name Joao Capistrano Maria Bussotti Neves Junior
Nationality Italian
Born (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993
Maputo, Mozambique[1]
Residence Livorno, Italy
Education University of Pisa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500 metres
Club G.S. Esercito
Coached by Saverio Marconi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m. 1:47.55 (2014)
  • 1500 m: 3:37.12 (2017)

Joao Capistrano Maria Bussotti Neves Junior (born 10 May 1993 in Maputo) is a Mozambican-born Italian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.[2] He won three times the national championships.

Biography

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

Indoor

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
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

National titles

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fidal bio
  2. ↑ Joao Bussotti at IAAF
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 2016 EC bio
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