Portugal at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 in 8 sports | |||||||||||
| Officials | 9 | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 32 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 1 |
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Portugal competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
A delegation of thirty one competitors participated in eight sports,[1] with the fencing team grabbing the second Olympic medal for Portugal. Most of the competitors were part of the debutant Portuguese Olympic football team.
Medalists
Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | da Silveira, HenriqueHenrique da Silveira, Mário de Noronha, Jorge de Paiva, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Frederico Paredes, João Sassetti |
Fencing | Men's team épée | August 5 |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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)
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Jumping:
- L. Ivens Ferraz — 15th (4 faults)
- Hélder de Souza — 16th (4 faults)
- José Mouzinho — 19th (4 faults)
Men's Team Jumping:
- José Mouzinho, Hélder de Souza, L. Ivens Ferraz and J. Frois de Almeida — 6th (12 faults)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Foil:
- Sebastião Herédia — 1st round: 5th (poule 4)
Men's Individual Sword:
- Frederico Paredes — semifinalist (poule 5)
- Henrique da Silveira — 2nd 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
Football
Main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Tournament:
- Carlo Alves, Armando Martins, Augusto Silva, Óscar de Carvalho, César de Matos, Tamanqueiro, Anibal José, João Santos, José Manuel Martins, Liberto dos Santos, Valdemar Mota, Pepe, Ramos, António Roquete, Cipriano Santos, Tavares, Jorge Gomes Vieira and Vítor Silva — quarterfinalists (5th - 8th)
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Tournament:
- Sebastião de Freitas Branco de Herédia — 31st (133 points)
- Shooting — 36th (132 points)
- Swimming — 18th (6.01 min)
- Fencing — 20th
- Cross-country — 27th (16.40,2 min)
- Horse-riding — 32nd
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's 6m:
- Frederico Guilherme Burnay, Ernesto Vieira de Mendonça, António Guedes de Herédia and Carlos Bleck — 12th
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Feather Weight (–60 kg):
- A. Pereira — 11th
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Greco-Roman Feather Weight (58–60 kg):
- B. Esteves Araújo — 3rd round
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)
References
- ↑ "Portugal at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-30.