Portugal at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Portugal at the Olympic Games
Flag of Portugal IOC code  POR NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal Website www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (Portuguese)
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	71 (68 men and 3 women) in 10 sports
Officials	2
Flag bearer	Máximo Couto (Water polo)
Medals Rank: 40	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
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Portugal competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

A delegation of 71 competitors, 68 men and 3 women, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.^[1] The sailing team won the nation's only medal at these Olympics (bronze). For the first time, Portugal participated in the Gymnastics events and, also for the first time, with three female competitors.

Medalists

Bronze

• Francisco de Andrade and Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiúza — Sailing, Star.

Athletics

Men's 100m:

• R. Maia — 1st round: 6th (heat 11)
• T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)

Men's 200m:

• E. Eleutério — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)
• F. Casimiro — 1st round: 4th (heat 15)

Men's 400m:

• F. Casimiro — 1st round: 7th (heat 6)

Men's 400m Hurdles:

• F. Fernandes — 1st round: 4th (heat 7)

Men's 4×100m Relay:

• E. Eleutério, F. Casimiro, R. Maia and T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 6th (heat 1)

Men's Triple Jump:

• E. Lopes — qualifiers: 13th (heat 1)
• R. Ramos — 12th (14,69)

Men's Decathlon:

• F. Fernandes — 16th (5604 points)

Equestrianism

Men's Individual Dressage:

• A. Reymão Nogueira — 20th (429,5 points)
• Fernando Paes - 26th (346 points)
• Francisco Valadas Jr. — 21st (422 points)

Men's Team Dressage:

• A. Reymão Nogueira, Fernando Paes and Francisco Valadas Jr. — 8th (1196,5 points)

Men's Individual Eventing:

• António Pereira de Almeida — 23rd (216,2 points)
• Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 19th (183 points)
• Joaquim Duarte Silva — 24th (218,8 points)

Men's Team Eventing:

• António Pereira de Almeida, Fernando Marques Cavaleiro and Joaquim Duarte Silva — 4th (618 points)

Men's Individual Jumping:

• Henrique Alves Calado — 16th (20 points)
• J. Alves Carvalhosa — 26th (24 points)
• J. Craveiro Lopes — 19th (20 points)

Men's Team Jumping:

• Henrique Alves Calado, J. Alves Carvalhosa and J. Craveiro Lopes — 8th (64 points)

Fencing

Ten fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1952.

Men's épée

• Álvaro Pinto — 2nd round: 9th (poule 1)
• Carlos Dias — 2nd round: 9th (poule 3)
• Álvaro Mário Mourão — semi-final: 9th (poule 1)

Men's team épée

• Álvaro Pinto, Carlos Dias, Álvaro Mário Mourão, Francisco Uva, João Costa — 1st round: 3rd (poule 4)

Men's sabre

• João Pessanha — 1st round: 8th (poule 2)
• José Ferreira — 1st round: 7th (poule 5)
• Álvaro Silva — 1st round: 6th (poule 7)

Men's team sabre

• Álvaro Silva, José Ferreira, Augusto Barreto, Jorge Franco, João Pessanha — 1st round: 3rd (poule 5)

Gymnastics

Men's Individual Competition:

• A. Araújo Leite — 178th (77,85 points)
  1. Floor — 151st (15,50)
  2. Rings — 159th (15,15)
  3. Pommeled Horse — 157th (12,85)
  4. Long Horse — 180th (11,25)
  5. Parallel Bars — 177th (12,85)
  6. Horizontal Bar — 174th (10,25)

• Joaquim Santa Marta Granger — 162nd (88,50 points)
  1. Floor — 153rd (15,45)
  2. Rings — 107th (17,05)
  3. Pommeled Horse — 171st (11,30)
  4. Long Horse — 178th (13,25)
  5. Parallel Bars — 139th (16,25)
  6. Horizontal Bar — 145th (15,20)

• M. Prazeres — 173rd (84,50 points)
  1. Floor — 166th (14,75)
  2. Rings — 177th (12,60)
  3. Pommeled Horse — 113th (15,80)
  4. Long Horse — 142nd (16,90)
  5. Parallel Bars — 175th (13,15)
  6. Horizontal Bar — 171st (11,30)

• M. Robalo Gouveia — 146th (93,35 points)
  1. Floor — 126th (16,35)
  2. Rings — 131st (16,00)
  3. Pommeled Horse — 167th (11,55)
  4. Long Horse — 110th (17,65)
  5. Parallel Bars — 164th (14,65)
  6. Horizontal Bar — 109th (16,75)

• M. Seara Cardoso — 183rd (61,50 points)
  1. Floor — 159th (15,10)
  2. Rings — 181st (9,80)
  3. Pommeled Horse — 173rd (10,85)
  4. Long Horse — 184th (5,65)
  5. Parallel Bars — 179th (10,00)
  6. Horizontal Bar — 176th (10,10)

• Raul Caldeira — 174th (82,80 points)
  1. Floor — 129th (16,30)
  2. Rings — 178th (11,10)
  3. Pommeled Horse — 169th (11,45)
  4. Long Horse — 172nd (14,55)
  5. Parallel Bars — 173rd (13,25)
  6. Horizontal Bar — 126th (16,15)

Men's Team Competition:

• A. Araújo Leite, Joaquim Santa Marta Granger, M. Prazeres, M. Robalo Gouveia, M. Seara Cardoso and Raul Caldeira — 23rd (428,65 points)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Dália Vairinho Cunha — 109th (65,08 points)
  1. Floor — 113th (16,53)
  2. Vault — 96th (16,50)
  3. Parallel Bars — 123rd (14,69)
  4. Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)

• Maria Silva Amorim — 124th (62,29 points)
  1. Floor — 123rd (16,23)
  2. Vault — 106th (16,20)
  3. Parallel Bars — 131st (12,50)
  4. Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)

• Natália Cunha e Silva — 133rd (50,16 points)
  1. Floor — 133rd (14,29)
  2. Vault — 128th (14,52)
  3. Parallel Bars — 129th (13,79)
  4. Balance Beam — 133rd (7,36)

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Portugal in 1952.

Men's Individual Competition:

• António Janet — 48th (210 points)
  1. Horse-riding — 48 points
  2. Fencing — 26 points
  3. Shooting — 43 points
  4. Swimming — 47 points (6:16,3)
  5. Cross-country — 46 points (17:46,8)

• José Pereira — 46th (197 points)
  1. Horse-riding — 21 points
  2. Fencing — 48 points
  3. Shooting — 31 points
  4. Swimming — 49 points (7:26,2)
  5. Cross-country — 48 points (18:04,2)

• Ricardo Durão — 41st (179 points)
  1. Horse-riding — 31 points
  2. Fencing — 16 points
  3. Shooting — 35 points
  4. Swimming — 48 points (7:07,7)
  5. Cross-country — 49 points (18:04,5)

Men's Team Competition:

• António Janet, José Pereira and Ricardo Durão — 15th (546 points)

Rowing

Men's Eights:

• A. Simões Neto, C. Roque da Benta, F. Andias Fortes, J. Matos Pinheiro, J. Maia Lemos, J. Rodrigues de Paula, J. Silva Cravo, M. Cruz Regala and Z. Sarrasolas Andias — 1st repechage: 3rd (heat 1)

Sailing

Men's 5,5m:

• Duarte de Almeida Bello, Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello and Júlio de Sousa Leite Gorinho — 4th (4450 points)

Men's Dragon:

• A. Graça, Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço and J. Miguez Tito — 8th (2782 points)

Men's Finn:

• Mário Quina — 17th (2787 points)

Men's Star:

• Francisco de Andrade and J. Mascarenhas de Fiuza — 3rd (4903 points)

Shooting

Four shooters represented Portugal in 1952.

25 m pistol

• Albino de Jesus — 44th (530)
• Rogério Tavares — 21st (556)

50 m rifle, three positions

• Luís Howorth — 31st (1114)
• Joaquim Sampaio — 37th (1095)

50 m rifle, prone

• Luís Howorth — 37th (393)
• Joaquim Sampaio — 55th (381)

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle:

• F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 4)
• G. Duarte — 1st round: 6th (heat 7)

Men's 400m Freestyle:

• F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 8)

Men's 100m Backstroke:

• E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 6th (heat 5)
• E. Surgey — 1st round: 7th (heat 2)

Men's 200m Breaststroke:

• E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 8th (heat 6)

Water polo

Men's competition:

• A. Almeida, E. Barbeiro, Francisco Alves, F. Madeira, J. Pinto, J. Vale, Máximo Couto, O. Cabral and R. Basto — eliminating round (17th - 21st)

Officials

• César de Melo (chief of mission)
• G. Brito Capelo (rowing)
• M. Saraiva Lobo (rowing)

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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