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Joao COSTA

Portugal (POR) POR

Gender
Male
Birthday
28.10.1964
Age
59 years 5 months 26 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, STPM, STP, FPM, FP, APMIX, APMT, APTEAMM
Higher education
High School
Languages
English

World Ranking

10m Air Pistol Men
33

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

Medals

GoldSilverBronze
World Championships1
World Cup Final2
World Cup455
European Championships319
European Games1

Achievements

Olympic Games

Rank
City
Year
7
London
2012
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 583, Final: 99.3, Total: 682.3
7
Sydney
2000
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581, Final: 98.4, Total: 679.4
9
London
2012
50m Pistol Men
Score: 559, Total: 559
11
Rio de Janeiro
2016
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578
11
Rio de Janeiro
2016
50m Pistol Men
Score: 554
12
Athens
2004
50m Pistol Men
Score: 556, Total: 556
17
Beijing
2008
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579, Total: 579
17
Athens
2004
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
27
Sydney
2000
50m Pistol Men
Score: 548, Total: 548
32
Beijing
2008
50m Pistol Men
Score: 549, Total: 549

World Championships

Rank
City
Year
2
Granada
2014
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 577
5
Munich
2010
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 573, Total: 573
6
Munich
2010
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Final: 99.4, Total: 681.4
9
Barcelona
1998
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 583, Total: 583
10
Barcelona
1998
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 569, Total: 569
11
Lahti
2002
50m Pistol Men
Score: 556, Total: 556
14
Granada
2014
50m Pistol Men
Score: 560
15
Cairo
2022
25m Standard Pistol Men
Individual: 566
15
Zagreb
2006
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579, Total: 579
16
Munich
2010
50m Pistol Men
Score: 559, Total: 559
17
Zagreb
2006
50m Pistol Men
Score: 558, Total: 558
19
Granada
2014
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579
19
Lahti
2002
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
22
Barcelona
1998
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
23
Cairo
2022
10m Air Pistol Men
Qualification: 578
24
Cairo
2022
50m Pistol Men
Individual: 536
27
Changwon
2018
50m Pistol Men
Score: 548
30
Baku
2023
10m Air Pistol Men
Qualification: 576
34
Barcelona
1998
50m Pistol Men
Score: 548, Total: 548
35
Changwon
2018
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 574
35
Granada
2014
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 573
42
Cairo
2022
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Qualification: 565
43
Munich
2010
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 573, Total: 573
47
Changwon
2018
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Score: 750
59
Baku
2023
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Qualification: 553
66
Zagreb
2006
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 535, Total: 535

World Cup Final

Rank
City
Year
2
Munich
2015
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 573, Final: 196.5
2
Wuxi
2009
50m Pistol Men
Score: 564, Final: 94.5, Total: 658.5
4
Munich
2013
50m Pistol Men
Score: 563, Final: 151.3
4
Bangkok
2008
50m Pistol Men
Score: 560, Final: 98.5, Total: 658.5
5
Munich
2015
50m Pistol Men
Score: 554, Final: 131.9
5
Bangkok
2007
50m Pistol Men
Score: 558, Final: 96.9, Total: 654.9
5
Munich
2002
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 584, Final: 99.8, Total: 683.8
7
Wroclaw
2011
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 576, Final: 100.6, Total: 676.6
10
Munich
2013
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 572

World Cup

Rank
City
Year
1
Munich
2015
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 583, Final: 201.4
1
Munich
2015
50m Pistol Men
Score: 564, Final: 194.7
1
Munich
2007
50m Pistol Men
Score: 572, Final: 94.9, Total: 666.9
1
Munich
2006
50m Pistol Men
Score: 567, Final: 100.2, Total: 667.2
2
Munich
2017
50m Pistol Men
Score: 562, Final: 228.3
2
Granada
2013
50m Pistol Men
Score: 570, Final: 189.8
2
Fort Benning
2011
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 587, Final: 100.8, Total: 687.8
2
Guangzhou
2006
50m Pistol Men
Score: 568, Final: 94.6, Total: 662.6
2
Munich
2006
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 585, Final: 101.3, Total: 686.3
3
Fort Benning
2015
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 587, Final: 178.4
3
Munich
2013
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581, Final: 176.9
3
Milan
2008
50m Pistol Men
Score: 567, Final: 97.6, Total: 664.6
3
Milano
2002
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Final: 101.3, Total: 683.3
3
Seoul
2001
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581, Final: 98.4, Total: 679.4
4
Munich
2013
50m Pistol Men
Score: 564, Final: 154.8
4
Munich
2009
50m Pistol Men
Score: 568, Final: 95.4, Total: 663.4
4
Munich
2008
50m Pistol Men
Score: 563, Final: 97.5, Total: 660.5
4
Resende
2006
50m Pistol Men
Score: 563, Final: 97.4, Total: 660.4
5
Rio de Janeiro
2008
50m Pistol Men
Score: 558, Final: 93.2, Total: 651.2
5
Milan
2006
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Final: 99.5, Total: 681.5
5
Zagreb
2003
50m Pistol Men
Score: 564, Final: 96.1, Total: 660.1
6
Changwon
2011
50m Pistol Men
Score: 563, Final: 94.2, Total: 657.2
6
Bangkok
2007
50m Pistol Men
Score: 566, Final: 91.6, Total: 657.6
7
Baku
2016
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 580, Final: 95.9
7
Fort Benning
2010
50m Pistol Men
Score: 560, Final: 95.4, Total: 655.4
7
Beijing
2008
50m Pistol Men
Score: 562, Final: 98.4, Total: 660.4
7
Seoul
1999
50m Pistol Men
Score: 560, Final: 94.5, Total: 654.5
8
Milan
2009
50m Pistol Men
Score: 556, Final: 92.4, Total: 648.4
8
Resende
2006
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581, Final: 98.3, Total: 679.3
9
Fort Benning
2015
50m Pistol Men
Score: 563
9
Munich
2011
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Total: 582
9
Milan
2004
50m Pistol Men
Score: 561, Total: 561
9
Fort Benning, Columbus, GA
2003
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
9
Seoul
2001
50m Pistol Men
Score: 555, Total: 555
9
Buenos Aires
1998
50m Pistol Men
Score: 556, Total: 556
10
Rio de Janeiro
2022
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Qualification: 565
10
Rio de Janeiro
2008
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
10
Fort Benning, Columbus, GA
2003
50m Pistol Men
Score: 554, Total: 554
11
Munich
2009
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Total: 582
11
Guangzhou
2006
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581, Total: 581
11
Changwon
2005
50m Pistol Men
Score: 556, Total: 556
11
Atlanta
2000
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
11
Sydney
2000
50m Pistol Men
Score: 559, Total: 559
12
Fort Benning
2018
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577
12
Fort Benning
2011
50m Pistol Men
Score: 557, Total: 557
12
Belgrade
2010
50m Pistol Men
Score: 559, Total: 559
12
Milano
2000
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 580, Total: 580
13
Baku
2016
50m Pistol Men
Score: 554
13
Munich
2016
50m Pistol Men
Score: 559
13
Milan
2012
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581, Total: 581
13
Changwon
2011
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Total: 582
13
Fort Benning
2010
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
13
Athens
2004
50m Pistol Men
Score: 557, Total: 557
13
Atlanta
2000
50m Pistol Men
Score: 552, Total: 552
13
Havana
1997
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 568, Total: 568
14
Fort Benning
2018
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Score: 758
14
Munich
2017
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 580
14
Belgrade
2010
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Total: 582
14
Havana
1997
50m Pistol Men
Score: 544, Total: 544
15
Rio de Janeiro
2022
10m Air Pistol Men
Qualification: 571
16
Munich
2018
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Score: 765
16
Zagreb
2003
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579, Total: 579
16
Sydney
2000
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579, Total: 579
17
Rio de Janeiro
2023
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Qualification: 568
17
Munich
2016
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581
17
Changwon
2005
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 580, Total: 580
17
Munich
1999
50m Pistol Men
Score: 558, Total: 558
17
Milano
1999
50m Pistol Men
Score: 557, Total: 557
18
Rio de Janeiro
2016
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577
18
Munich
2011
50m Pistol Men
Score: 558, Total: 558
19
Changwon
2015
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579
19
Bangkok
2007
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 581, Total: 581
19
Milan
2005
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
19
Atlanta
1999
50m Pistol Men
Score: 551, Total: 551
19
Buenos Aires
1998
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 575, Total: 575
21
Beijing
2008
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 580, Total: 580
21
Milan
2004
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
21
Milano
1999
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
22
Milan
2012
50m Pistol Men
Score: 556, Total: 556
22
MILAN
1996
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 576, Total: 576
23
Athens
2004
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
23
Atlanta
1999
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 574, Total: 574
24
Munich
2018
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578
24
Maribor
2014
50m Pistol Men
Score: 551
24
Munich
2005
50m Pistol Men
Score: 556, Total: 556
25
Rio de Janeiro
2023
10m Air Pistol Men
Qualification: 573
25
Munich
2007
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
25
Munich
2000
50m Pistol Men
Score: 553, Total: 553
26
MILAN
1996
50m Pistol Men
Score: 553, Total: 553
27
Granada
2013
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 575
28
Munich
2000
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
29
Changwon
2015
50m Pistol Men
Score: 553
29
Munich
2012
50m Pistol Men
Score: 555, Total: 555
30
Beijing
2019
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577
31
Rio de Janeiro
2016
50m Pistol Men
Score: 552
31
Milano
2000
50m Pistol Men
Score: 550, Total: 550
32
Milan
2005
50m Pistol Men
Score: 549, Total: 549
33
Seoul
1999
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 572, Total: 572
34
Rio de Janeiro
2019
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 573
34
Milan
2009
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 573, Total: 573
35
Milano
2002
50m Pistol Men
Score: 545, Total: 545
38
Munich
2005
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
40
Munich
2012
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 576, Total: 576
40
Milan
2006
50m Pistol Men
Score: 550, Total: 550
41
Munich
2014
50m Pistol Men
Score: 550
43
Munich
2014
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 574
43
Maribor
2014
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 571
47
Munich
2008
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 572, Total: 572
48
Munich
2019
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 573
51
Milan
2008
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 570, Total: 570
65
Munich
1999
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 571, Total: 571

European Championships

Rank
City
Year
1
Maribor
2015
50m Pistol Men
Score: 553, Final: 188.8
1
Belgrade
2011
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 590, Total: 590
1
Osijek
2009
50m Pistol Men
Score: 565, Final: 91.7, Total: 656.7
2
Osijek
2013
50m Pistol Men
Score: 557, Final: 189.3
3
Osijek
2021
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Score: 576, Semifinal: 381, Final: 16.0
3
Gyor
2018
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 584, Final: 218.8
3
Moscow
2014
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579, Final: 180.0
3
Osijek
2013
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 573
3
Belgrade
2011
50m Pistol Men
Score: 563, Final: 95.5, Total: 658.5
3
Osijek
2009
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 585, Total: 585
3
Plzen
2003
50m Pistol Men
Score: 558, Final: 96, Total: 654
3
Plzen
2003
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 573, Total: 573
3
Plzen
2003
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 584, Total: 584
4
Granada
2007
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 568, Total: 568
5
THESSALONIKI
2002
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Final: 101, Total: 683
5
Bordeaux
1999
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 586, Total: 586
6
Bologna
2019
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 580
6
Moscow
2006
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 583, Final: 96.8, Total: 679.8
6
Gothenburg
2003
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 584, Final: 97.5, Total: 681.5
7
Osijek
2009
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 568, Total: 568
7
Granada
2007
50m Pistol Men
Score: 560, Final: 93.5, Total: 653.5
7
Zagreb
2001
50m Pistol Men
Score: 564, Final: 85.3, Total: 649.3
7
Bordeaux
1999
50m Pistol Men
Score: 562, Final: 90.4, Total: 652.4
7
Kouvola
1997
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 569, Total: 569
8
Hamar
2022
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Qualification: 573, Final Stage Part 1: 21.5
8
Hamar
2022
Air Pistol Team Men
Qualification 1: 856, Qualification 2: 561
8
Bologna
2019
50m Pistol Men
Score: 547
8
Maribor
2017
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Final: 114.3
8
Belgrade
2005
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 570, Total: 570
8
Zagreb
2001
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 580, Total: 580
9
Vierumaeki
2012
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
9
Tallinn
1998
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 580, Total: 580
10
Arnhem
2015
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579
11
Osijek
2013
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 579
11
Belgrade
2011
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 565, Total: 565
12
Osijek
2021
Air Pistol Team Men
Score: 1705
12
Maribor
2015
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 565
13
Gyor
2004
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 580, Total: 580
13
Kouvola
1997
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 579, Total: 579
14
Meraker
2010
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578, Total: 578
14
Belgrade
2005
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
14
Belgrade
2005
50m Pistol Men
Score: 558, Total: 558
15
Tallinn
2023
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
Qualification: 570
15
Munich
2000
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 579, Total: 579
15
Bordeaux
1999
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 561, Total: 561
16
Wroclaw
2020
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578
16
Bologna
2019
25m Standard Pistol Men
Score: 561
16
Prague
2009
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 575, Total: 575
16
Pontevedra
2001
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 576, Total: 576
17
Granada
2007
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 575, Total: 575
18
Arnhem
1999
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 576, Total: 576
18
Kouvola
1997
50m Pistol Men
Score: 554, Total: 554
19
Tallinn
2023
10m Air Pistol Men
Qualification: 576
19
Baku
2017
50m Pistol Men
Score: 541
21
Odense
2013
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 574
21
Brescia
2011
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 577, Total: 577
24
Maribor
2015
25m Center Fire Pistol Men
Score: 567
36
Hamar
2022
10m Air Pistol Men
Qualification: 570
37
BUDAPEST
1996
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 574, Total: 574
39
Tallinn
2005
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 572, Total: 572
42
Warsaw
1997
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 570, Total: 570
44
Osijek
2021
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 570
44
Osijek
2019
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 570
56
Winterthur
2008
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 566, Total: 566
59
Gyor
2016
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 566

European Games

Rank
City
Year
2
Baku
2015
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 582, Final: 201.5
10
Minsk
2019
10m Air Pistol Men
Score: 578
14
Baku
2015
50m Pistol Men
Score: 550
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