Portugal at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Portugal at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  POR
NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors 39 in 8 sports
Officials 9
Medals
Rank: 32		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
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Portugal competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A delegation of thirty nine competitors participated in eight sports, with the fencing team grabbing the second Olympic medal for Portugal. Most of the competitors were part of the debutant Portuguese Olympic football team.

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[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

  • Frederico Paredes, Henrique da Silveira, João Sassetti, Jorge de Paiva, Mário de Noronha and Paulo d'Eça Leal — Fencing, Team Sword.

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 100m:

  • J. Artur Prata Rebelo de Lima — 1st round: 4th (12th heat)

Men's 200m:

  • J. Artur Prata Rebelo de Lima — 1st round: 4th (13th heat)

Men's 3000m Steeplechase:

  • Henrique Santos — qualifying round: 7th (2nd heat)

Men's 110m Hurdles:

  • J. Palhares Costa — 1st round: 4th (9th heat)

[edit] Equestrian

Men's Individual Jumping:

Men's Team Jumping:

[edit] Fencing

Men's Individual Foil:

  • Sebastião de Freitas Branco de Herédia — 1st round: 5th (poule 4)

Men's Individual Sword:

  • Frederico Paredes — semifinalist (poule 5)
  • Henrique da Silveira — 2nd round round: non qualified (poule 3)
  • Paulo d'Eça Leal — 2nd round: non qualified (poule 2)

Men's Team Sword:

  • Frederico Paredes, Henrique da Silveira, João Sassetti, Jorge de Paiva, Mário de Noronha and Paulo d'Eça Leal — 3rd

[edit] Football

Men's Tournament:

  • A. Fernandes Roquette, C. Alves Jr., J. Gomes Vieira, R. Soares Figueiredo, A. Silva, C. Matos Rodrigues, W. Motta Fonseca, J. M. Soares Louro, V. Marcolino da Silva, A. Martins, J. M. Martins, C. Santos Nunes, O. Maia Vasques de Carvalho, A. J. João, A. Ramos, J. Gonçalves Tavares, R. Ornellas, J. Santos, L. dos Santos and Pepe — quarterfinalists (5th - 8th)

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Men's Tournament:

  • Sebastião de Freitas Branco de Herédia — 31st (133 points)
    1. Shooting — 36th (132 points)
    2. Swimming — 18th (6.01 min)
    3. Fencing — 20th
    4. Cross-country — 27th (16.40,2 min)
    5. Horse-riding — 32nd

[edit] Sailing

Men's 6m:

  • Frederico Guilherme Burnay, Ernesto Vieira de Mendonça, António Guedes de Herédia and Carlos Bleck — 12th

[edit] Weightlifting

Men's Feather Weight (–60 kg):

  • A. Pereira — 11th

[edit] Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Feather Weight (58–60 kg):

  • B. Esteves Araújo — 3rd round

[edit] Officials

  • Manuel da Costa Latino (chief of mission, athletics, equestrian, fencing, sailing)
  • P. Duro (athletics)
  • J. Formosinho Simões (equestrian, modern pentathlon, sailing)
  • L. Ivens Ferraz (fencing)
  • J. Frois de Almeida (fencing)
  • R. Ayres de Magalhães (fencing)
  • Hélder Martinez (fencing)
  • Cardoso (fencing)
  • C. de Mello (weightlifting)
  • J. Pontes (weightlifting)

[edit] References

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