Portugal at the 2008 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 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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Olympic history (summary)
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Winter Games
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Portugal will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Below is a list of Portuguese athletes who have already qualified for the Summer Olympic Games, by successfully reaching the required qualification standards for each Olympic sport. So far, 69 athletes have qualified for the Olympics, in 14 sports, though only 66 can be present in Beijing due to exceding athletes qualified for the same event.

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[edit] Qualified athletes

[edit] Athletics

Men
Women
  • Sara Moreira → 3000 metres steeplechase
  • Jessica Augusto → 5000 metres
  • Ana Cabecinha → 20 kilometers race walk
  • Susana Feitor → 20 kilometers race walk
  • Inês Henriques → 20 kilometers race walk
  • Vera Santos → 20 kilometers race walk
  • Marisa Barros → Marathon
  • Leonor Carneiro → Marathon
  • Ana Dias → Marathon
  • Inês Monteiro → Marathon
  • Vânia Silva → Hammer throw
  • Sílvia Cruz → Javelin throw
  • Naide Gomes → Long jump
  • Elizabete Ansel → Pole vault
  • Sandra Tavares → Pole vault

[edit] Badminton

Men
Women

[edit] Canoeing

[edit] Flatwater

Men

[edit] Cycling

A quota of three places in the road event and one place in the time trial event, has been allocated to the National Olympic Committee (NOC). The riders are yet to be selected by the national federation.

[edit] Equestrian

  • Miguel Ralão Duarte → Individual dressage

[edit] Fencing

Men
Women
  • Débora Nogueira → Individual foil

[edit] Gymnastics

Men
  • Diogo Ganchinho → Individual trampoline
Women
  • Ana Rente → Individual trampoline

[edit] Judo

Men
Women

[edit] Sailing

Men
  • João Rodrigues → RS:X
  • Gustavo Lima → Laser
  • Afonso Domingos/Bernardo Santos → Star
  • Jorge Lima/Francisco Andrade → 49er
  • Álvaro Marinho/Miguel Nunes → 470

[edit] Shooting

Men
  • João Costa → 50m Pistol
  • Manuel Vieira da Silva → Trap

[edit] Swimming

Men
  • Arseniy Lavrentiev → 10 kilometres marathon
  • Simão Morgado → 100 metres butterfly
  • Tiago Venâncio → 100 metres freestyle, 200 metres freestyle
  • Carlos Almeida → 200 metres breaststroke
  • Pedro Oliveira → 200 metres backstroke, 200 metres butterfly
  • Diogo Carvalho → 200 metres individual medley
  • Fernando Costa → 1500 metres freestyle
Women
  • Diana Gomes → 200 metres breaststroke
  • Daniela Inácio → 10 kilometers marathon
  • Sara Oliveira → 100 metres butterfly, 200 metres butterfly

[edit] Table tennis

Men
  • João Monteiro → Singles
  • Marco Freitas → Singles
  • Tiago Apolónia → Singles

[edit] Taekwondo

Men
  • Pedro Póvoa → −58 kg

[edit] Triathlon

Men
  • Duarte Marques
  • Bruno Pais
Women

[edit] Reference

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