Portugal at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Portugal at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Portugal at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	31 in 8 sports
Officials	9
Medals ; Ranked 32nd	Gold0Silver0Bronze1Total1
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Last updated July 31, 2025

Portugal competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was the nation's fourth appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1912.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Henrique da Silveira , Mário de Noronha, Jorge de Paiva, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Frederico Paredes, João Sassetti	Fencing	Men's team épée	August 5

Athletics

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

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

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

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

Men's Tournament:

Sebastião de Freitas Branco de Herédia — 31st (133 points)
1. Shooting — 36th (132 points)
2. Swimming — 18th (6.01 min)
3. Fencing — 20th
4. Cross-country — 27th (16.40,2 min)
5. Horse-riding — 32nd

Sailing

Men's 6m:

Frederico Guilherme Burnay, Ernesto Vieira de Mendonça, António Guedes de Herédia and Carlos Bleck — 12th

Weightlifting

Men's Feather Weight (–60 kg):

A. Pereira — 11th

Wrestling

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. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

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