| Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | POR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Portugal |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 77 in16 sports |
| Flag bearers | Nelson Évora (opening) Vanessa Fernandes (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 46th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Portugal competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,People's Republic of China. It was the nation's twenty-second consecutive appearance at the Olympics.TheOlympic Committee of Portugal was represented by a delegation of 129 people,[1] of which 77 were competitors participating in 16 sports.[2]Nelson Évora, the 2007triple jumpworld champion, was chosen as theflag bearer during theopening ceremony;[3] he won thetriple jump event, giving Portugal its fourth ever Olympic gold medal.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Évora | Athletics | Men's triple jump | |
| Vanessa Fernandes | Triathlon | Women's triathlon |
A single male archer secured qualification by winning the individual competition at the Final World Qualification Tournament, inBoé,France.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Nuno Pombo | Men's individual | 650 | 42 | L 103–106 | Did not advance | |||||
As in previous editions, the Portuguese Olympic team's biggest share of competitors will compete in athletics events. Twenty-seven athletes (13 men and 14 women) will perform in a wide range oftrack and field disciplines, including the long-distance events, where Portugal holds its best record, but also the more technical events, where national athletes have achieved international-level results in the build-up to the Beijing Games.
Notable male athletes include the2004 Olympic 100 metres silver medalist,Francis Obikwelu, and the 2007 triple jump world champion,Nelson Évora.Susana Feitor—bronze in the 20 km walk at the2005 World Championships—andNaide Gomes—2008 world and2007 European indoorlong jump champion—are featured among the women's contingent.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arnaldo Abrantes | 200 m | 21.46 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Augusto Cardoso | 50 km walk | — | 4:09:00 | 40 | |||||
| Paulo Gomes | Marathon | — | 2:18:15 | 30 | |||||
| Edivaldo Monteiro | 400 m hurdles | 49.89 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Francis Obikwelu | 100 m | 10.25 | 1Q | 10.09 | 3Q | 10.10 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Hélder Ornelas | Marathon | — | 2:23:20 | 46 | |||||
| Alberto Paulo | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:39.11 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| António Pereira | 50 km walk | — | 3:48:12NR | 11 | |||||
| Rui Pedro Silva | 10000 m | — | 29:09.03 | 34 | |||||
| João Vieira | 20 km walk | — | 1:25:05 | 32 | |||||
| Sérgio Vieira | — | 1:29:51 | 45 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Nelson Évora | Triple jump | 17.34 | 2Q | 17.67 | |
| Marco Fortes | Shot put | 18.05 | 38 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jéssica Augusto | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:30.23 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 5000 m | 16:05.71 | 14 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Marisa Barros | Marathon | — | 2:34:08 | 32 | |||
| Ana Cabecinha | 20 km walk | — | 1:27:45NR | 8 | |||
| Clarisse Cruz | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:49.45 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Ana Dias | Marathon | — | 2:36:25 | 46 | |||
| Susana Feitor | 20 km walk | — | DNF | ||||
| Inês Monteiro | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| Sara Moreira | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:34.39 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Vera Santos | 20 km walk | — | 1:28:14 | 10 | |||
| María do Carmo Tavares | 800 m | 2:01.91 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sílvia Cruz | Javelin throw | 57.06 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Naide Gomes | Long jump | 6.29 | 32 | Did not advance | |
| Vânia Silva | Hammer throw | 59.42 | 46 | Did not advance | |
| Sandra-Helena Tavares | Pole vault | 4.30 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Marco Vasconcelos qualified for his third consecutive Olympic Games in virtue of a 64th place in theBadminton World Federation (BWF) men's ranking list, which allowed him to be the 32nd qualified player in a total of 41 individual players. For the first time, women's national badminton will be represented at the Olympics, thanks to the 59th place ofAna Moura in the BWF women's ranking, which converted her in the 31st qualified player from a total of 47 individual players.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Marco Vasconcelos | Men's singles | L 16–21, 14–21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ana Moura | Women's singles | L 9–21, 13–21 | Did not advance | |||||
Having reached theK-1 1000 metres final and theK-1 500 metres semifinal in his first Olympic appearance, in2004,Emanuel Silva will be participating in the same two events, in Beijing.
Portugal will be represented in the women's kayak events for the first time, withTeresa Portela and the pairBeatriz Gomes andHelena Rodrigues in the 500 metres distance. All competitors were granted qualification by allocation of spare athlete quota places.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Emanuel Silva | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:42.513 | 6QS | 1:45.985 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:31.843 | 4QS | 3:34.508 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Teresa Portela | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:53.761 | 6QS | 1:54.831 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Beatriz Gomes Helena Rodrigues | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:47.588 | 7QS | 1:46.021 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Qualification Legend:QS = Qualify to semi-final;QF = Qualify directly to final
A maximum of three places were allocated to Portugal in the men's road event, due to a tenth place in the2006-2007 UCI Europe Tour nations ranking, which corresponded to a second place in terms of continental Olympic qualification. A quota place was available for the men's time trial event, but it was not taken.The national cycling federation chose to send2004 Olympic silver medalistSérgio Paulinho together withAndré Cardoso andNuno Ribeiro. However, just five days before the road race event, it was announced that Paulinho would not compete in Beijing due to asthma problems, and that he would not be replaced by another rider.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| André Cardoso | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 72 |
| Nuno Ribeiro | 6:26:17 | 28 |
Three horse riders qualified for the individual dressage competition—hence for the team competition, as well—, by benefiting from Switzerland's decision of not competing in the dressage events, but also from allocation of unused quota places.Daniel Pinto returns to the Olympic Games after his debut inSydney 2000, while his brotherCarlos Pinto will make his first Olympic appearance.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Miguel Ralão Duarte | Oxalis | Individual | Withdrew | |||||||
| Carlos Pinto | Notavel | 61.708 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Daniel Pinto | Galopin de la Font | 63.083 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Miguel Ralão Duarte Carlos Pinto Daniel Pinto | See above | Team | — | Eliminated | ||||||
For the second time, sinceRome 1960, Portugal qualified a female fencer for the individual foil competition.Débora Nogueira secured her place in Beijing by coming second in the European qualification tournament, held inLisbon. She is joined byJoaquim Videira, a silver medalist in the men's individual épée at the2006 World Fencing Championships, who qualified in virtue of his third place in theFIE individual adjusted official ranking (AOR).
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Joaquim Videira | Individual épée | W 15–10 | L 9–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Débora Nogueira | Individual foil | L 4–15 | Did not advance | |||||
Portugal had qualified two places in trampoline gymnastics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Diogo Ganchinho | Men's | 69.10 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Ana Rente | Women's | 31.60 | 16 | Did not advance | |
In the wake ofNuno Delgado's bronze medal in 2000 (the first Olympic judo medal), the national judo scene developed considerably and new stars emerged, achieving international results of credit. Among notable judokas competing in Beijing are2008 under-81 kg European champion,João Neto, and two-time under-52 kg European champion and2007 World Judo Championships runner-up,Telma Monteiro.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Pedro Dias | −66 kg | Bye | W 0100–0001 | W 0101–0010 | L 0000–0002 | Did not advance | Bye | L 0001–1001 | Did not advance | ||
| João Pina | −73 kg | — | W 0010–0000 | L 0001–0111 | Did not advance | Bye | L 0010–0011 | Did not advance | |||
| João Neto | −81 kg | W 1010–0000 | W 1001–0000 | W 1000–0000 | L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Bye | L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Ana Hormigo | −48 kg | W 1011–0000 | L 0000–0100 | Did not advance | Bye | W 0002–0001 | L 0010–0100 | Did not advance | |||
| Telma Monteiro | −52 kg | Bye | W 0211–0000 | L 0010–1011 | Did not advance | Bye | L 0001–0101 | Did not advance | |||
A national crew achieved qualification for the men's lightweight double sculls event, by reaching second place in the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta, held inPoznań.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nuno Mendes Pedro Fraga | Lightweight double sculls | 6:24.35 | 3R | 6:39.07 | 1SA/B | 6:39.23 | 6FB | 6:28.47 | 8 |
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);FC=Final C (non-medal);FD=Final D (non-medal);FE=Final E (non-medal);FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B;SC/D=Semifinals C/D;SE/F=Semifinals E/F;QF=Quarterfinals;R=Repechage
A sport with tradition and success in the nation's Olympic history (four medals), the sailing events will feature nine Portuguese sailormen distributed among five classes. Notable sailors include former sailboard world and three-time European champion (Mistral andNeil Pryde RS:X),João Rodrigues; 2003 ISAFLaser world champion,Gustavo Lima; and 2008470 world championship runner-up and European champion crew,Álvaro Marinho andMiguel Nunes.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| João Rodrigues | RS:X | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 13 | EL | 101 | 11 | |
| Gustavo Lima | Laser | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 3 | CAN | 10 | 76 | 4 | |
| Álvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes | 470 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 102 | 8 | |
| Afonso Domingos Bernardo Santos | Star | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Francisco Andrade Jorge Lima | 49er | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | CAN | CAN | CAN | EL | 100 | 11 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Two male shooters will take part in three events.João Costa returns to the Olympics to compete in the same two events where he debuted in 2000.Manuel Silva also makes an Olympic comeback, in the trap event, sixteen years later. Both qualified as 2006 World Cup winners.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| João Costa | 10 m air pistol | 579 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m pistol | 549 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
| Manuel Silva | Trap | 111 | 27 | Did not advance | |
Portuguese swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the swimming events (up to a maximum of two swimmers per event with the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially one with the Olympic Selection Time (OST)). Additionally, Portugal had qualified one male and one female swimmer to the inaugural open-water marathon.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Carlos Almeida | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.34NR | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Diogo Carvalho | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.66 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Fernando Costa | 1500 m freestyle | 15:26.21 | 29 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Arseniy Lavrentyev | 10 km open water | — | 2:03:39.6 | 22 | |||
| Simão Morgado | 100 m butterfly | 52.80NR | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| Pedro Oliveira | 200 m backstroke | 2:01.08 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:57.41NR | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tiago Venâncio | 100 m freestyle | 50.30 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:50.24 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Diana Gomes | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.02 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:30.18 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Daniela Inácio | 10 km open water | — | 2:00:59.0 | 17 | |||
| Sara Oliveira | 100 m butterfly | 59.48NR | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:10.14NR | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
For the first time in Olympic history, Portugal had qualified in table tennis. A maximum of three players participated in the men's singles:João Monteiro, qualified via Continental Qualification Tournament,Marcos Freitas andTiago Apolónia, qualified due to allocation of unused team quota places.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Tiago Apolónia | Men's singles | Bye | L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Marcos Freitas | Bye | W 4–1 | L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| João Monteiro | Bye | L 3–4 | Did not advance | |||||||
Taekwondo was the second Olympic sport where Portuguese competitors entered for the first time, in Beijing. The feat was achieved byPedro Póvoa, following his victory in the European Qualification Tournament, held inIstanbul.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Pedro Póvoa | Men's −58 kg | L 0–3 | Did not advance | L (−1)–1 | Did not advance | |||
The nation's second consecutive presence in the Olympic triathlon competition will be expanded to both events, with the qualification of two male triathletes. They will joinVanessa Fernandes, eight place in Athens, who is aiming to grab the Olympic gold medal, following a world title, in 2007, and a fifth consecutive European title, in 2008.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duarte Marques | Men's | 18:20 | 0:26 | 59:06 | 0:27 | 36:47 | 1:55:06.57 | 45 |
| Bruno Pais | 18:28 | 0:26 | 58:47 | 0:27 | 32:32 | 1:50:40.22 | 17 | |
| Vanessa Fernandes | Women's | 19:53 | 0:29 | 1:04:18 | 0:33 | 34:21 | 1:59:34.63 |