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History
Portugal made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1912 and has competed ever since. The nation sends a large delegation with over 70 athletes competing over the last four Olympics. The athletes compete in a variety of sports including, athletics, canoeing, equestrian, judo, sailing, shooting and swimming.
Portugal won its first medal in 1924 and has won a total of 24 medals across 9 sports. The most successful sports include athletics (9), sailing (4) and equestrian (3). The most successful athletes are long distance runners Carlos Lopes, Rosa Mota and Fernanda Ribeiro and equestrian Luis Mena e Silva whom all won two medals. Lopes won gold in the men’s marathon (1984) and silver in the men’s 10000m (1976), Mota won gold (1988) and bronze (1984) in the women’s marathon, Ribeiro won gold (1996) and bronze (2000) in the women’s 10000m and Mena e Silva won two bronze medals, one in team jumping (1936) and another in team dressage (1948). In 2016 Portugal won a single medal.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50km Walk | Joao Vieira | |
| Men’s Triple Jump | Pedro Pichardo |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 20km Walk | Ana Cabecinha | |
| Women’s Marathon | Salome Rocha | |
| Sara Ribeiro | ||
| Women’s Triple Jump | Patricia Mamona | |
| Evelise Veiga | ||
| Women’s Shot Put | Auriol Dongmo |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s K1 Slalom | Antoine Launay | |
| Women’s K1 200m | Teresa Portela | |
| Men’s K1 1000m | Fernando Pimenta | |
| Men’s K4 500m | Emanuel Silva Joao Ribeiro David Varela Messias Baptista |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Time Trial (1) (2) |
Nelson Oliveira | |
| Qualified Via Rankings | ||
| Women’s Omnium | Qualified Via Rankings |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Dressage | Duarte Nogueira Horse: Beirao Rodrigo Torres Horse: Fogoso Joao Miguel Torrao Horse: Equador Maria Caetano Horse: Coroado |
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| Individual Jumping | Luciana Diniz Horse: Vertigo du Desert |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Filipa Martins |
Handball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tournament | Pedro Portela Victor Iturriza Miguel Martins Belone Moreira Manuel Gaspar Rui Silva Daymaro Salina Tiago Rocha Diogo Branquinho Alexandre Cavalcanti Antonio Areia Andre Gomes Leonel Fernandes Diogo Silva Gustavo Capdeville Luis Frade Fabio Magalhaes |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Pedro Fraga Afonso Costa |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 470 | Diogo Costa Pedro Costa |
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| Men’s 49er | Jorge Lima Jose Costa |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Trap | Joao Azevedo |
Surfing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Shortboard | Frederico Morais |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Francisco Quintas | |
| Alexandre Amorim | ||
| Men’s 200m Breaststroke | Francisco Quintas | |
| Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Alexis Santos | |
| Gabriel Lopes |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 1500m Freestyle | Tamila Holub | |
| Diana Duraes | ||
| Women’s 200m Butterfly | Ana Monteiro |
Table Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| Women’s Singles | Yu Fu | |
| Men’s Team | Tiago Apolonia Marcos Freitas Joao Monteiro Diogo Carvalho Joao Geraldo |