Portugal at the Olympics

Portugal at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  POR
NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (Portuguese)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1952 • 1956–1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

The participation of Portugal at the Olympics began on Scandinavian soil, for both the Summer and Winter editions of the Olympic Games. With the creation of the Olympic Committee of Portugal (the Portuguese national Olympic Committee) in 1909, and recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the same year, Portugal was the thirteenth nation to join the Olympic Movement.

Three years later, it made its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics, held in Stockholm, Sweden. Since then, Portugal has participated in every edition of the Games of the Olympiad, summing up a total of 22 presences, which make it the eighteenth most assiduous nation. As of 2008, Portugal has collected a total of 22 Olympic medals (four gold, seven silver, and eleven bronze medals).

The Olympic Winter Games had its first edition in 1924, but it was only 28 years later that they witnessed Portugal's first participation, at the 1952 Winter Olympics, in Oslo, Norway. Following a gap of 36 years, the nation was again represented at the 1988 Winter Olympics of Calgary, Canada, by a bobsleigh team. Since then, Portugal only missed two editions (1992 and 2002). At the last Winter Games, in Turin, Italy, a cross-country skier, Danny Silva, was the sole representative. As of 2006, Portugal is yet to win an Olympic medal.

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Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
33 Bronze Borges, AntónioAntónio Borges
Hélder de Souza
José Mouzinho		 1924 Paris Equestrian Team jumping
33 Bronze Paredes, FredericoFrederico Paredes
Henrique da Silveira
João Sassetti
Jorge de Paiva
Mário de Noronha
Paulo d'Eça Leal		 1928 Amsterdam Fencing Team épée
33 Bronze Sousa, Domingos deDomingos de Sousa
José Beltrão
Luís Mena e Silva		 1936 Berlin Equestrian Team jumping
33 Bronze Paes, FernandoFernando Paes
Francisco Valadas
Luís Mena e Silva		 1948 London Equestrian Team dressage
22 Silver Bello, DuarteDuarte Bello
Fernando Bello		 1948 London Sailing Swallow class
33 Bronze Fiúza, JoaquimJoaquim Fiúza
Francisco de Andrade		 1952 Helsinki Sailing Star class
22 Silver Quina, MárioMário Quina
José Quina		 1960 Rome Sailing Star class
22 Silver Lopes, CarlosCarlos Lopes 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 10000 metres
22 Silver Marques, Armando SilvaArmando Silva Marques 1976 Montreal Shooting Men's trap
11 Gold Lopes, CarlosCarlos Lopes 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's marathon
33 Bronze Leitão, AntónioAntónio Leitão 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 5000 metres
33 Bronze Mota, RosaRosa Mota 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Women's marathon
11 Gold Mota, RosaRosa Mota 1988 Seoul Athletics Women's marathon
11 Gold Ribeiro, FernandaFernanda Ribeiro 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 10000 metres
33 Bronze Rocha, HugoHugo Rocha
Nuno Barreto		 1996 Atlanta Sailing Men's 470 class
33 Bronze Ribeiro, FernandaFernanda Ribeiro 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 10000 metres
33 Bronze Delgado, NunoNuno Delgado 2000 Sydney Judo Men's 81 kg
22 Silver Obikwelu, FrancisFrancis Obikwelu 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 100 metres
22 Silver Paulinho, SérgioSérgio Paulinho 2004 Athens Cycling Men's road race
33 Bronze Silva, RuiRui Silva 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500 metres
11 Gold Évora, NelsonNelson Évora 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's triple jump
22 Silver Fernandes, VanessaVanessa Fernandes 2008 Beijing Triathlon Women's competition

Medal tables

Medals per Olympic Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1912 Stockholm 0 0 0 0
1920 Antwerp 0 0 0 0
1924 Paris 0 0 1 1
1928 Amsterdam 0 0 1 1
1932 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0
1936 Berlin 0 0 1 1
1948 London 0 1 1 2
1952 Helsinki 0 0 1 1
1956 Melbourne 0 0 0 0
1960 Rome 0 1 0 1
1964 Tokyo 0 0 0 0
1968 Mexico City 0 0 0 0
1972 Munich 0 0 0 0
1976 Montreal 0 2 0 2
1980 Moscow 0 0 0 0
1984 Los Angeles 1 0 2 3
1988 Seoul 1 0 0 1
1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0
1996 Atlanta 1 0 1 2
2000 Sydney 0 0 2 2
2004 Athens 0 2 1 3
2008 Beijing 1 1 0 2
Total 4 7 11 22

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 4 2 4 10
Sailing 0 2 2 4
Cycling 0 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Triathlon 0 1 0 1
Equestrian 0 0 3 3
Fencing 0 0 1 1
Judo 0 0 1 1
Total 4 7 11 22

See also

National sports teams of Portugal
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