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Joao Bussotti Neves
ITAMenBirth dateMay 10, 1993
BirthplaceMaputo, Mozambique
Height1.80 m
Weight60 kg
João Capistrano Maria Bussotti Neves Júnior (born 10 May 1993) is a Mozambican and Italian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.
He won five times the national championships.
Key facts
Mile
3:50.67
2026 season best
3:34.98
Jun 28, 2026 · Stade d'Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes (FRA)
Age
33 years old
As of Sep 20, 2026: 1500 m 3:33.08 (#250 all-time), Mile 3:50.67, 2026 season best 3:34.98 (Jun 28, 2026, Stade d'Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes (FRA)) · Last competition: II^ Sabia Day, Sep 9, 2026, 1:48.58 · 33 years old
PB
Personal bests
49.28
Mile
3:50.67
3000m
8:33.23
4x400m
3:12.42
1500m-short-track
3:38.72
3000m-short-track
8:34.68
10Kilometr
30:45
800m-short-track
1:48.52
1000m
2:17.23
1000m-short-track
2:20.02
mile-short-track
3:56.45
MileRoad
3:59.0HT
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 800m | 1:48.58 | - | Sep 9, 2026 | ↑ | II^ Sabia Day |
| 2026 | 1500m | 3:34.98 | - | Jun 28, 2026 | ↑ | Meeting International Troyes Aube |
| 2026 | 1500m-short-track | 4:01.41 | - | Feb 28, 2026 | ↓ | Italian Indoor Championships |
| 2025 | 400m | 49.28 | - | Jun 14, 2025 | - | C.D.S. Assoluto su Pista - Finale "A" Oro, Centro Gabre Gabric, Brescia |
| 2025 | 4x400m | 3:14.46 | - | Jun 15, 2025 | ↓ | C.D.S. Assoluto su Pista - Finale "A" Oro, Centro Gabre Gabric, Brescia |
| 2025 | 1500m | 3:33.08 | - | Jun 21, 2025 | ↑ | 27. Anhalt Meeting Dessau, Paul-Greifzu-Stadion, Dessau |
| 2025 | 1500m-short-track | 3:38.72 | - | Feb 15, 2025 | ↓ | Meeting Indoor de Lyon, Halle Stéphane Diagana, Lyon (i) |
| 2025 | Mile | 3:50.67 | - | Jul 27, 2025 | ↑ | ISTAF 2025, Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 32:23 | - | Oct 5, 2025 | ↓ | IV Corriaugusta |
| 2024 | 800m-short-track | 1:50.47 | - | Jan 14, 2024 | ↑ | 2° Manifestazione Regionale Indoor Open, Palaindoor, Padova (i) |
| 2024 | 800m | 1:50.47 | - | Jan 14, 2024 | ↑ | 2° Manifestazione Regionale Indoor Open, Palaindoor, Padova (i) |
| 2024 | 1000m | 2:17.23 | - | Apr 13, 2024 | ↑ | X Athletic Elite Meeting |
| 2024 | 4x400m | 3:12.42 | - | Sep 22, 2024 | ↓ | Italian Club Championships - Finale "A" Oro, Campo Comunale, Modena |
| 2024 | 1500m | 3:36.78 | - | May 22, 2024 | ↑ | Trond Mohn Games, Fana Stadion, Bergen |
| 2024 | 1500m-short-track | 3:41.41 | - | Feb 9, 2024 | ↓ | Meeting Indoor de Lyon, Halle Stéphane Diagana, Lyon (i) |
| 2024 | MileRoad | 3:59.0h | - | Sep 1, 2024 | ↑ | New Balance KÖ MEILE |
| 2023 | 800m | 1:47.82 | - | Jun 11, 2023 | ↑ | Italian Club Championships - Finale "A" Oro |
| 2023 | 800m-short-track | 1:48.52 | - | Jan 21, 2023 | ↑ | II° Memorial Alessio Giovannini Meeting Internazionale Indoor, Palaindoor Ancona, Ancona (i) |
| 2023 | 1000m | 2:20.02 | - | Feb 11, 2023 | ↑ | Regional Indoor Combined Events Championships |
| 2023 | 1000m-short-track | 2:20.02 | - | Feb 11, 2023 | - | Regional Indoor Combined Events Championships |
| 2023 | 4x400m | 3:13.00 | - | Jun 11, 2023 | ↓ | Italian Club Championships - Finale "A" Oro |
| 2023 | 1500m | 3:35.65 | - | Jul 14, 2023 | ↑ | Meeting Sport e Solidarieta Lignano, Stadio G. Teghil, Lignano Sabbiadoro |
| 2023 | 1500m-short-track | 3:48.27 | - | Feb 18, 2023 | ↓ | Italian Indoor Championships |
| 2023 | Mile | 3:56.45 | - | Jan 29, 2023 | ↑ | 8 National Indoor Meeting |
| 2023 | mile-short-track | 3:56.45 | - | Jan 29, 2023 | - | 8 National Indoor Meeting |
| 2022 | 800m-short-track | 1:49.06 | - | Feb 12, 2022 | ↑ | Palaindoor, Padova (ITA) (i) |
| 2022 | 800m | 1:49.06 | - | Feb 12, 2022 | ↑ | Palaindoor, Padova (ITA) (i) |
| 2022 | 1500m-short-track | 3:40.28 | - | Feb 20, 2022 | ↓ | Palaindoor, Padova (ITA) (i) |
| 2022 | 1500m | 3:40.28 | - | Feb 20, 2022 | ↑ | Palaindoor, Padova (ITA) (i) |
| 2022 | MileRoad | 4:07.0h | - | Oct 15, 2022 | ↑ | - |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 31:29 | - | Dec 31, 2022 | ↓ | Roma (ITA) |
| 2021 | 800m | 1:46.11 | - | Jul 3, 2021 | ↑ | 32° Meeting Internazionale Di Atletica Leggera Sport e Solidarieta |
| 2021 | 1500m | 3:36.65 | - | Jun 12, 2021 | ↑ | Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) |
| 2021 | 1500m-short-track | 3:41.04 | - | Feb 20, 2021 | ↓ | Italian Indoor Championships, Palaindoor Ancona, Ancona (i) |
| 2021 | 3000m | 9:07.26 | - | Sep 21, 2021 | ↓ | Centro Sportivo della Guardia di Finanza, Castelporziano (ITA) |
| 2020 | 800m | 1:48.16 | - | Sep 27, 2020 | ↑ | Meeting Citta' di Conegliano |
| 2020 | 1500m | 3:38.04 | - | Sep 15, 2020 | ↑ | Gala dei Castelli, Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
| 2020 | Mile | 3:57.54 | - | Sep 5, 2020 | ↑ | Centro Enrico Mattei, San Donato Milanese (ITA) |
| 2019 | MileRoad | 4:09.19 | - | May 11, 2019 | ↑ | Miglio di Roma |
| 2018 | 800m | 1:49.37 | - | May 27, 2018 | ↑ | Firenze (ITA) |
| 2018 | 1500m | 3:38.05 | - | Sep 2, 2018 | ↑ | Padova Meeting Citta di Padova, Padova |
| 2018 | 1500m-short-track | 3:48.11 | - | Jan 28, 2018 | ↓ | Padova (ITA) (i) |
| 2017 | 800m | 1:48.49 | - | May 7, 2017 | ↑ | Arezzo (ITA) |
| 2017 | 1500m | 3:37.12 | - | Jun 3, 2017 | ↑ | Marseille (FRA) |
| 2017 | 1500m-short-track | 3:45.31 | - | Feb 11, 2017 | ↓ | Gent (BEL) (i) |
| 2017 | CrossCount | 25:14 | - | Mar 26, 2017 | - | 42nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Kololo, Kampala |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 30:45 | - | Dec 31, 2017 | ↓ | Roma (ITA) |
| 2016 | 800m | 1:47.55 | - | May 26, 2016 | ↑ | Orvieto (ITA) |
| 2016 | 1500m | 3:37.90 | - | Jul 17, 2016 | ↑ | Padova (ITA) |
| 2016 | 1500m-short-track | 3:47.27 | - | Feb 25, 2016 | ↓ | Istanbul (TUR) (i) |
| 2015 | 800m | 1:49.72 | - | Jun 7, 2015 | ↑ | Sesto Fiorentino (ITA) |
| 2015 | 800m-short-track | 1:50.68 | - | Feb 22, 2015 | ↑ | Padova (ITA) (i) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:40.75 | - | May 17, 2015 | ↑ | Gavardo (ITA) |
| 2015 | 1500m-short-track | 3:42.82 | - | Mar 7, 2015 | ↓ | European Indoor Championships, O2 Arena, Praha (i) |
| 2015 | 3000m | 8:33.23 | - | Sep 6, 2015 | ↓ | Reggio Emilia (ITA) |
| 2014 | 800m | 1:47.66 | - | Jul 11, 2014 | ↑ | Nembro (ITA) |
| 2014 | 1500m | 3:41.52 | - | Jul 15, 2014 | ↑ | Trento (ITA) |
| 2014 | 1500m-short-track | 3:49.06 | - | Feb 22, 2014 | ↓ | Ancona (ITA) (i) |
| 2014 | 3000m | 8:34.68 | - | Feb 9, 2014 | ↓ | Ancona (ITA) (i) |
| 2014 | 3000m-short-track | 8:34.68 | - | Feb 9, 2014 | - | Ancona (ITA) (i) |
| 2013 | 800m | 1:53.73 | - | Sep 29, 2013 | ↑ | Vicenza (ITA) |
| 2013 | 1500m | 3:53.16 | - | Sep 11, 2013 | ↑ | Faenza (ITA) |
| 2012 | 800m | 1:50.53 | - | May 31, 2012 | ↑ | Milano (ITA) |
| 2012 | 800m-short-track | 1:52.90 | - | Feb 19, 2012 | ↑ | Ancona (ITA) (i) |
| 2012 | 1500m | 3:46.40 | - | Jun 21, 2012 | ↑ | Grosseto (ITA) |
| 2012 | 1500m-short-track | 3:55.08 | - | Mar 3, 2012 | ↓ | Val-de-Reuil (FRA) (i) |
| 2011 | 800m | 1:53.61 | - | May 15, 2011 | ↑ | Colle Val d'Elsa (ITA) |
| 2011 | 1500m | 3:51.81 | - | Sep 14, 2011 | ↑ | Faenza (ITA) |
| 2010 | 800m | 1:55.71 | - | Sep 26, 2010 | ↑ | Molfetta (ITA) |
| 2010 | 1000m | 2:28.92 | - | Sep 3, 2010 | ↑ | Padova (ITA) |
| 2010 | 1500m | 4:02.47 | - | Jun 12, 2010 | ↑ | Firenze (ITA) |
| 2009 | 800m | 1:57.75 | - | Sep 27, 2009 | ↑ | Formia (ITA) |
2026
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | 1:48.58 | - | Sep 9 | II^ Sabia Day |
1500m | 3:58.23 | - | Jul 25 | Italian Championships |
1500m | 3:35.34 | - | Jul 4 | Meeting National Est Lyonnais, Stade Raymond Troussier, Decines - National Events |
1500m | 3:34.98 | - | Jun 28 | Meeting International Troyes Aube |
1500m | 3:47.75 | - | Jun 20 | C.D.S. Assoluto su Pista - Finale "A" Oro |
1500m | 3:35.41 | - | Jun 17 | Meeting International de Montreuil |
1500m | 3:41.02 | - | Jun 5 | 1500m Elite Jessheim |
1500m | DNF | - | May 30 | 10. PUMA NITRO Lange Laufnacht |
1500m | 3:35.30 | - | May 20 | 15th Savona International Meeting |
1500m-short-track | 4:01.41 | - | Feb 28 | Italian Indoor Championships |
3000m-short-track | DNF | - | Jan 31 | Campionato Regionale Prove Multiple Indoor |
2025
18 performances2024
16 performances2023
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | 3:48.55 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
1500m | 3:48.55 | - | Aug 19 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
1500m | 3:48.97 | - | Jul 30 | Italian Championships, Stadio M.S. Cozzoli, Molfetta |
1500m | 3:48.97 | - | Jul 29 | Italian Championships, Stadio M.S. Cozzoli, Molfetta |
1500m | 3:39.31 | - | Jul 19 | Motonet GP Lappeenranta |
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Honours
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2020Italian Championships
1500 Metres
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2018Italian Championships
1500 Metres
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201742nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Relay
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2017Italian Championships
1500 Metres
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2015Italian Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
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2015Italian Indoor Championships
1500 Metres Short Track
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Joao Bussotti Neves's 1500 m personal best?
Joao Bussotti Neves's 1500 m personal best is 3:33.08, set on Jun 21, 2025 in Paul-Greifzu-Stadion, Dessau (GER), #250 on the all-time list.
Which events does Joao Bussotti Neves compete in?
Joao Bussotti Neves competes in the 1500 m and Mile.
How did Joao Bussotti Neves perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 3:34.98, set on Jun 28, 2026 in Stade d'Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes (FRA). Last competition: II^ Sabia Day on Sep 9, 2026, 1:48.58.