Nuno Pereira (athlete)

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]

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.

In the winter, he achieved the qualifying standard to the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the 1500 metres. He finished 28th, becoming the first madeiran-born athlete to compete at a European indoor championship.^[7] Later in that year, he finished 10th in the 1500 metres final at the 2021 European U23 Athletics Championships.

Nuno qualified for the Universiade, finishing fifth in the 1500 metres final.

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]