Athlete

Joao COSTA

Portugal (POR) nation flag

Gender: Male
Birthday: 28.10.1964
Age: 57 years 6 months 19 days
Residence: Figueira da Foz, POR
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Profession: Sergeant Air Force

Club: Sporting Clube de Portugal
Start of competing: 1992
Practising shooter since: 1989
Personal Coach: self
National Coach: Domingos Rodrigues
Handedness: right
Master Eye: right

Place of birth: Luanda, ANG
Hometown: Figueira da Foz, POR
Marital status: married
Events: AP60, APM, CFP, STP, FP, APMIX, APTEAMM
Higher education: High School
Languages: English

World Ranking

10m Air Pistol Men: 46

Latest news about this athlete

Engleder wins 50m Rifle 3 Positions final with 6.5 points of lead at ISSF World Cup in Munich

The German shooter won Gold on her home turf, collecting Germany's second Gold medal at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich

31.05.2015

It's Costa again. The Portuguese shooter claims his second Pistol Gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Munich

The Portuguese athlete won a thrilling match beating the 2010 Wolrd Champion Matsuda of Japan at the last three shots, collecting his second consecutive Gold medal in Munich, or his third world cup medal back to back considering he had finished on the podium at the previous world cup stage in Fort Benning.

31.05.2015

Portugal's Costa claims 50m Pistol Gold in Munich, his “favorite range”

The Portuguese athlete won today’s 50m Pistol Men final. It’s the third time he gains an ISSF World Cup Gold medal at the Munich shooting range.

29.05.2015

Achievements

Medals

Gold: 7
Silver: 10
Bronze: 14

10m Air Pistol Men (AP60)

Olympic Games

Rank 8 and better: 2Participations: 5

Place 7	2
	London Score: 583, Final: 99.3	2012
	Sydney Score: 581, Final: 98.4	2000
Place 11	1
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 578	2016
Place 17	2
	Beijing Score: 579	2008
	Athens Score: 578	2004

World Championships

Rank 8 and better: 1Participations: 6

Place 6	1
	Munich Score: 582, Final: 99.4	2010
Place 15	1
	Zagreb Score: 579	2006
Place 19	2
	Granada Score: 579	2014
	Lahti Score: 578	2002
Place 22	1
	Barcelona Score: 578	1998
Place 35	1
	Changwon Score: 574	2018

World Cup Final

Medals: 1Rank 8 and better: 3Participations: 4

Silver	1
	Munich Score: 573, Final: 196.5	2015
Place 5	1
	Munich Score: 584, Final: 99.8	2002
Place 7	1
	Wroclaw Score: 576, Final: 100.6	2011
Place 10	1
	Munich Score: 572	2013

World Cup

Medals: 7Rank 8 and better: 10Participations: 55

Gold	1
	Munich Score: 583, Final: 201.4	2015
Silver	2
	Fort Benning Score: 587, Final: 100.8	2011
	Munich Score: 585, Final: 101.3	2006
Bronze	4
	Fort Benning Score: 587, Final: 178.4	2015
	Munich Score: 581, Final: 176.9	2013
	Milano Score: 582, Final: 101.3	2002
	Seoul Score: 581, Final: 98.4	2001
Place 5	1
	Milan Score: 582, Final: 99.5	2006
Place 7	1
	Baku Score: 580, Final: 95.9	2016
Place 8	1
	Resende Score: 581, Final: 98.3	2006
Place 9	2
	Munich Score: 582	2011
	Fort Benning, Columbus, GA Score: 578	2003
Place 10	1
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 577	2008
Place 11	3
	Munich Score: 582	2009
	Guangzhou Score: 581	2006
	Atlanta Score: 578	2000
Place 12	2
	Fort Benning Score: 577	2018
	Milano Score: 580	2000
Place 13	4
	Milan Score: 581	2012
	Changwon Score: 582	2011
	Fort Benning Score: 578	2010
	Havana Score: 568	1997
Place 14	2
	Munich Score: 580	2017
	Belgrade Score: 582	2010
Place 16	2
	Zagreb Score: 579	2003
	Sydney Score: 579	2000
Place 17	2
	Munich Score: 581	2016
	Changwon Score: 580	2005
Place 18	1
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 577	2016
Place 19	4
	Changwon Score: 579	2015
	Bangkok Score: 581	2007
	Milan Score: 577	2005
	Buenos Aires Score: 575	1998
Place 21	3
	Beijing Score: 580	2008
	Milan Score: 577	2004
	Milano Score: 578	1999
Place 22	1
	MILAN Score: 576	1996
Place 23	2
	Athens Score: 577	2004
	Atlanta Score: 574	1999
Place 24	1
	Munich Score: 578	2018
Place 25	1
	Munich Score: 578	2007
Place 27	1
	Granada Score: 575	2013
Place 28	1
	Munich Score: 577	2000
Place 30	1
	Beijing Score: 577	2019
Place 33	1
	Seoul Score: 572	1999
Place 34	2
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 573	2019
	Milan Score: 573	2009
Place 38	1
	Munich Score: 577	2005
Place 40	1
	Munich Score: 576	2012
Place 43	2
	Maribor Score: 571	2014
	Munich Score: 574	2014
Place 47	1
	Munich Score: 572	2008
Place 48	1
	Munich Score: 573	2019
Place 51	1
	Milan Score: 570	2008
Place 65	1
	Munich Score: 571	1999

European Championships

Medals: 2Rank 8 and better: 6Participations: 25

Bronze	2
	Gyor Score: 584, Final: 218.8	2018
	Moscow Score: 579, Final: 180.0	2014
Place 5	1
	THESSALONIKI Score: 582, Final: 101	2002
Place 6	2
	Moscow Score: 583, Final: 96.8	2006
	Gothenburg Score: 584, Final: 97.5	2003
Place 8	1
	Maribor Score: 578, Final: 114.3	2017
Place 9	2
	Vierumaeki Score: 578	2012
	Tallinn Score: 580	1998
Place 10	1
	Arnhem Score: 579	2015
Place 13	1
	Gyor Score: 580	2004
Place 14	1
	Meraker Score: 578	2010
Place 15	1
	Munich Score: 579	2000
Place 16	3
	Wroclaw Score: 578	2020
	Prague Score: 575	2009
	Pontevedra Score: 576	2001
Place 18	1
	Arnhem Score: 576	1999
Place 21	2
	Odense Score: 574	2013
	Brescia Score: 577	2011
Place 37	1
	BUDAPEST Score: 574	1996
Place 39	1
	Tallinn Score: 572	2005
Place 42	1
	Warsaw Score: 570	1997
Place 44	2
	Osijek Score: 570	2021
	Osijek Score: 570	2019
Place 56	1
	Winterthur Score: 566	2008
Place 59	1
	Gyor Score: 566	2016

European Games

Medals: 1Participations: 2

Silver	1
	Baku Score: 582, Final: 201.5	2015
Place 10	1
	Minsk Score: 578	2019

50m Pistol Men (FP)

Olympic Games

Participations: 5

Place 9	1
	London Score: 559	2012
Place 11	1
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 554	2016
Place 12	1
	Athens Score: 556	2004
Place 27	1
	Sydney Score: 548	2000
Place 32	1
	Beijing Score: 549	2008

World Championships

Participations: 6

Place 11	1
	Lahti Score: 556	2002
Place 14	1
	Granada Score: 560	2014
Place 16	1
	Munich Score: 559	2010
Place 17	1
	Zagreb Score: 558	2006
Place 27	1
	Changwon Score: 548	2018
Place 34	1
	Barcelona Score: 548	1998

World Cup Final

Medals: 1Rank 8 and better: 5

Silver	1
	Wuxi Score: 564, Final: 94.5	2009
Place 4	2
	Munich Score: 563, Final: 151.3	2013
	Bangkok Score: 560, Final: 98.5	2008
Place 5	2
	Munich Score: 554, Final: 131.9	2015
	Bangkok Score: 558, Final: 96.9	2007

World Cup

Medals: 7Rank 8 and better: 19Participations: 50

Gold	3
	Munich Score: 564, Final: 194.7	2015
	Munich Score: 572, Final: 94.9	2007
	Munich Score: 567, Final: 100.2	2006
Silver	3
	Munich Score: 562, Final: 228.3	2017
	Granada Score: 570, Final: 189.8	2013
	Guangzhou Score: 568, Final: 94.6	2006
Bronze	1
	Milan Score: 567, Final: 97.6	2008
Place 4	4
	Munich Score: 564, Final: 154.8	2013
	Munich Score: 568, Final: 95.4	2009
	Munich Score: 563, Final: 97.5	2008
	Resende Score: 563, Final: 97.4	2006
Place 5	2
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 558, Final: 93.2	2008
	Zagreb Score: 564, Final: 96.1	2003
Place 6	2
	Changwon Score: 563, Final: 94.2	2011
	Bangkok Score: 566, Final: 91.6	2007
Place 7	3
	Fort Benning Score: 560, Final: 95.4	2010
	Beijing Score: 562, Final: 98.4	2008
	Seoul Score: 560, Final: 94.5	1999
Place 8	1
	Milan Score: 556, Final: 92.4	2009
Place 9	4
	Fort Benning Score: 563	2015
	Milan Score: 561	2004
	Seoul Score: 555	2001
	Buenos Aires Score: 556	1998
Place 10	1
	Fort Benning, Columbus, GA Score: 554	2003
Place 11	2
	Changwon Score: 556	2005
	Sydney Score: 559	2000
Place 12	2
	Fort Benning Score: 557	2011
	Belgrade Score: 559	2010
Place 13	4
	Munich Score: 559	2016
	Baku Score: 554	2016
	Athens Score: 557	2004
	Atlanta Score: 552	2000
Place 14	1
	Havana Score: 544	1997
Place 17	2
	Munich Score: 558	1999
	Milano Score: 557	1999
Place 18	1
	Munich Score: 558	2011
Place 19	1
	Atlanta Score: 551	1999
Place 22	1
	Milan Score: 556	2012
Place 24	2
	Maribor Score: 551	2014
	Munich Score: 556	2005
Place 25	1
	Munich Score: 553	2000
Place 26	1
	MILAN Score: 553	1996
Place 29	2
	Changwon Score: 553	2015
	Munich Score: 555	2012
Place 31	2
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 552	2016
	Milano Score: 550	2000
Place 32	1
	Milan Score: 549	2005
Place 35	1
	Milano Score: 545	2002
Place 40	1
	Milan Score: 550	2006
Place 41	1
	Munich Score: 550	2014

European Championships

Medals: 5Rank 8 and better: 9Participations: 12

Gold	2
	Maribor Score: 553, Final: 188.8	2015
	Osijek Score: 565, Final: 91.7	2009
Silver	1
	Osijek Score: 557, Final: 189.3	2013
Bronze	2
	Belgrade Score: 563, Final: 95.5	2011
	Plzen Score: 558, Final: 96	2003
Place 7	3
	Granada Score: 560, Final: 93.5	2007
	Zagreb Score: 564, Final: 85.3	2001
	Bordeaux Score: 562, Final: 90.4	1999
Place 8	1
	Bologna Score: 547	2019
Place 14	1
	Belgrade Score: 558	2005
Place 18	1
	Kouvola Score: 554	1997
Place 19	1
	Baku Score: 541	2017

European Games

Participations: 1

Place 14	1
	Baku Score: 550			2015

25m Standard Pistol Men (STP)

World Championships

Medals: 1Rank 8 and better: 2Participations: 4

Silver	1
	Granada Score: 577	2014
Place 5	1
	Munich Score: 573	2010
Place 10	1
	Barcelona Score: 569	1998
Place 66	1
	Zagreb Score: 535	2006

European Championships

Medals: 2Rank 8 and better: 6Participations: 10

Bronze	2
	Osijek Score: 573	2013
	Plzen Score: 573	2003
Place 4	1
	Granada Score: 568	2007
Place 7	2
	Osijek Score: 568	2009
	Kouvola Score: 569	1997
Place 8	1
	Belgrade Score: 570	2005
Place 11	1
	Belgrade Score: 565	2011
Place 12	1
	Maribor Score: 565	2015
Place 15	1
	Bordeaux Score: 561	1999
Place 16	1
	Bologna Score: 561	2019

25m Center Fire Pistol Men (CFP)

World Championships

Participations: 3

Place 9	1
	Barcelona Score: 583	1998
Place 35	1
	Granada Score: 573	2014
Place 43	1
	Munich Score: 573	2010

European Championships

Medals: 3Rank 8 and better: 6Participations: 11

Gold	1
	Belgrade Score: 590	2011
Bronze	2
	Osijek Score: 585	2009
	Plzen Score: 584	2003
Place 5	1
	Bordeaux Score: 586	1999
Place 6	1
	Bologna Score: 580	2019
Place 8	1
	Zagreb Score: 580	2001
Place 11	1
	Osijek Score: 579	2013
Place 13	1
	Kouvola Score: 579	1997
Place 14	1
	Belgrade Score: 577	2005
Place 17	1
	Granada Score: 575	2007
Place 24	1
	Maribor Score: 567	2015

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (APMIX)

World Championships

Participations: 1

Place 47	1
	Changwon Score: 750			2018

World Cup

Participations: 3

Place 10	1
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 565	2022
Place 14	1
	Fort Benning Score: 758	2018
Place 16	1
	Munich Score: 765	2018

European Championships

Medals: 1

Bronze	1
	Osijek Score: 576, Semi: 381, Final: 16.0			2021

10m Air Pistol Men (APM)

World Cup

Participations: 1

Place 15	1
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 571			2022

Air Pistol Team Men (APTEAMM)

European Championships

Participations: 1

Place 12	1
	Osijek Score: 1705			2021

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Achievements

Medals

10m Air Pistol Men (AP60)

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup Final

World Cup

European Championships

European Games

50m Pistol Men (FP)

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup Final

World Cup

European Championships

European Games

25m Standard Pistol Men (STP)

World Championships

European Championships

25m Center Fire Pistol Men (CFP)

World Championships

European Championships

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (APMIX)

World Championships

World Cup

European Championships

10m Air Pistol Men (APM)

World Cup

Air Pistol Team Men (APTEAMM)

European Championships

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