| Portugal at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | POR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Portugal |
| Website | www |
| in Calgary | |
| Competitors | 5 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | António Reis [1] |
| Officials | 1 |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Portugal competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. It was the first time in 36 years that the nation sent athletes to the Winter Games.
A delegation of five competitors participated in one sport - bobsleigh - but no medal was gained.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 5 | – | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Antonio Reis João Poupada | Two-man | 60.72 | 36 | 61.59 | 36 | 61.86 | 30 | 60.98 | 27 | 4:05.15 | 34 |
| Jorge Magalhães João Pires | 62.85 | 41 | 63.18 | 41 | 65.19 | 40 | Did not start | ||||
| Antonio Reis João Poupada João Pires Rogério Bernardes | Four-man | 58.42 | 26 | 59.67 | 26 | 58.28 | 25 | 59.13 | 25 | 3:55.50 | 25 |
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Calgary 1988, was a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to be held for 15 days, like the counterpart Summer Olympic Games. The majority of the contested events took place in Calgary itself. However, the skiing events were held west of the city at the Nakiska ski resort in Kananaskis Country and the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park in the town of Canmore.
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