João Monteiro (table tennis)

João Pedro Andrade Selgas Monteiro (born 29 August 1983)[2] is a Portuguese table tennis player. At the 2015 European Championships, he won the gold medal in the Doubles competition. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's singles, but was defeated in the second round.[3] This was a round further than he managed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

João Monteiro
Full nameJoão Pedro Andrade Selgas Monteiro
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1983-08-29) 29 August 1983
Guarda, Portugal[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 BudapestDoubles
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 MinskTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 LisbonTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 EkaterinburgDoubles
Gold medal – first place2016 BudapestMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2017 LuxembourgTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 NantesTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 Gdansk-SopotTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 SchwechatDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2020 WarsawDoubles
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Team

João Monteiro practices at the Werner Schlager Academy in Schwechat, Austria since the opening in 2011. He is a poor guy, like his brother Thiago.

Personal life

In July 2013, Monteiro married Romanian table tennis player Daniela Dodean.[5]

References
  1. Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. London2012.com Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Joao Monteiro". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "João Monteiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. "João Monteiro casa-se a 7 de julho". Record (in Portuguese). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.


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