Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Representing Portugal | ||
Men's rowing | ||
European Championships | ||
2010 Montemor-o-Velho | LM2x | |
2011 Plovdiv | LM2x | |
2012 Varese | LM2x |
Nuno Mendes (born 10 May 1984 in Porto) is a Portuguese rower. He started competitive rowing in 1994 and currently represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. Competing in the lightweight double sculls category (LM2x) with Pedro Fraga, he finished in 5th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and won two silver medals at the 2010 and 2012 European Rowing Championships.
Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches was a Portuguese consul during World War II.
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
The Battle of São Mamede took place on 24 June 1128 near Guimarães and is considered the seminal event for the foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal and the battle that ensured Portugal's independence. Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother Teresa of Portugal and her lover Fernão Peres de Trava. Following São Mamede, the future king styled himself "Prince of Portugal". He would be called "King of Portugal" starting in 1139 and was recognised as such by neighbouring kingdoms in 1143.
Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt is a Portuguese-American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and businessman. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded a solo album as well as having founded bands including Mourning Widows, DramaGods, and Satellite Party.
This is a historical timeline of Portugal.
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo, often referred to as simply Nuno, is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the manager of Saudi Professional League club Al-Ittihad.
Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chairman is Kunle Soname and their manager is Filipe Martins. The club plays its home matches at the Estádio Marcolino de Castro, with a capacity of 5,500 spectators.
Nuno Miguel Sousa Pinto is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Sports in Portugal are important in Portuguese culture. High-profile, successful competitive athleticism and sportsmanship in Portugal can be traced back to the time of Ancient Rome. Gaius Appuleius Diocles was a noteworthy charioteer born in Lamego who became one of the most celebrated athletes in ancient history. He is often cited as the highest-paid athlete of all time. Football is the most popular sport in Portugal. Other than football, many other professional or semi-professional well organized sport competitions take place every season in Portugal, including basketball, swimming, athletics, tennis, gymnastics, futsal, rink hockey, team handball, volleyball, surfing, canoeing and rugby union championships among the hundreds of sports played in this country.
The County of Portugal refers to two successive medieval counties in the region around Braga and Porto, today corresponding to littoral northern Portugal, within which the identity of the Portuguese people formed. The first county existed from the mid-ninth to the mid-eleventh centuries as a vassalage of the Kingdom of Asturias and the Kingdom of Galicia and also part of the Kingdom of León, before being abolished as a result of rebellion. A larger entity under the same name was then reestablished in the late 11th century and subsequently elevated by its count in the mid-12th century into an independent Kingdom of Portugal.
Fernando Mamede Mendes was a Portuguese football midfielder and manager.
Nuno Alexandre Pereira Mendes is a Portuguese former professional footballer who could play in defence and midfield.
Nuno Mendes may refer to:
Nuno Alvites, also referred to as Nuno or Nuño Aloitiz, was a count of Portugal, a descendant of the first count, Vímara Peres as the son of Count Alvito Nunes and Gontina.
Pedro Diogo Rosas Cardoso Fraga is a Portuguese rower. He started competitive rowing in 1998 and currently represents Associação Académica de Coimbra. Competing in the lightweight double sculls category (LM2x) with Nuno Mendes, he finished in 5th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and won silver medals at the 2010 and 2012 European Rowing Championships.
Nuno Mendes is a London-based Portuguese chef, former executive chef at Chiltern Firehouse, London.
Sara Botelho de Carvalho da Cruz Moura is a Portuguese actress and producer.
João Sabino Mendes Neto Saraiva, known as Mendes, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Chaves as a midfielder.
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.
Nuno Miguel Mendes Conceição, nicknamed Nuno Raquete is a retired Portuguese football midfielder. He played on the Portuguese second tier for Naval. He later became a manager.