João José Sales Henriques de Carvalho Pereira (born 28 December 1987) is a Portuguese triathlete who represents Benfica, at club level, and the Portuguese national team.[1][2] On 14 June 2015 he finished 8th at the Men's triathlon competition of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.On 18 August 2016 he placed fifth at the Men's triathlon competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.On 26 July 2021 he placed 27th at Men's triathlon competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] In 2018, they both won the gold medal in the individual events of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
João Pereira, bronze medalist at the U23 World Championships, Gold Coast 2009