Nuno Pereira (Funchal, Madeira, 27 November 2000) [1] is a portuguese athlete specialized in the 800, 1500 and 3000 metres events.
Starting in Triathlon in his youth, he switched to athletics at the age of 16, becoming U18 national vice-champion that same year. In 2019, he became European U20 champion in the 1500 metres [2] , becoming the second madeiran-born athlete to win a global medal in Athletics (the first one being Alberto Paulo) and the first one to win an European title (in Athletics) [3] .
He is fourth in Portugal's 1500 meters [4] and 3000 metres [5] indoor all time lists.
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2017
In his first year solely focused in Athletics, he finished second in 800 and 1500 metres in Portugal's U18 National Championships, after winning a silver medal in the 800 metres indoor at the Portugal's U18 indoor National Championships. That same year, he represented Portugal in a Spain-Portugal meeting, achieving the second position in the 1500 meters [6] .
2019
In 2019, he left G.D. Estreito to join Sporting CP, one of the two best teams in the country. He became Portugal's U20 national champion in the 800 and 1500 metres, before he won the national title in the 1500 metres. Later that year, at the European U20 Athletics Championships, he achieved the first position in the 1500 metres, after a final kick that left everyone behind. It was Portugal's only gold medal at those championships.
2023
Nuno qualified for the Universiade, finishing fifth in the 1500 metres final.
2025
During the winter season, he participated at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where he finished fourth in his semi-final, 0,04s away from qualifying to the final [8] . In the summer, he improved his times a lot, lowering to a 3.32,16 in the 1500 metres and 1.46,49 in the 800 metres, qualifying for the 2025 World Athletics Championships for the first time [9] . There, he finished seventh in his heat, one place below the direct qualifying [10] .
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