Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | POR |
NOC | Olympic Committee of Portugal |
Website | www |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 81 in 15 sports |
Flag bearers | Nuno Delgado (opening) [1] Emanuel Silva (closing) |
Medals Ranked 60th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Portugal competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Portuguese athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912. The Olympic Committee of Portugal sent the nation's second-largest team to the Games. A total of 81 athletes, 64 men and 17 women, were selected by the committee to participate in 15 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Portugal had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, canoeing, equestrian, artistic and trampoline gymnastics, triathlon, and wrestling, which made its official Olympic comeback after an eight-year absence.
Twenty-four Portuguese athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including two returning Olympic medalists: long-distance runner and former champion Fernanda Ribeiro and lightweight judoka Nuno Delgado, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] Mistral windsurfer and multiple-time European champion João Rodrigues and middle-distance runner Carla Sacramento shared their experiences at these Games as the only athletes who made their fourth Olympic appearance. Equestrian rider Carlos Grave, aged 46, was the oldest athlete of the team, while breaststroke swimmer Diana Gomes was the youngest at age 15. Among the Portuguese athletes on the team, two of them had acquired dual citizenship to compete for Portugal: former hurdler Naide Gomes from São Tomé and Príncipe in the women's heptathlon, and sprinter Francis Obikwelu on his third Olympic bid after he previously joined the Nigerian squad in Atlanta and Sydney. [2]
Portugal left Athens with only three Olympic medals, two silver and one bronze, improving the nation's stark medal tally from Sydney four years earlier. The highlight of the Games for the Portuguese team came on the first day with a historic milestone for Sérgio Paulinho, as the nation's first-ever cyclist to claim a silver medal in the men's road race. [3] The remaining medals were awarded to the athletes in the track and field. On August 22, 2004, Obikwelu challenged the Americans in the men's 100 metres, but he managed to settle only for the silver. [4] Meanwhile, Rui Silva added another medal for Portugal with a blistering bronze in the men's 1500 metres, which was dominated by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj. [5]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Francis Obikwelu | Athletics | Men's 100 m | August 22 |
Silver | Sérgio Paulinho | Cycling | Men's road race | August 14 |
Bronze | Rui Silva | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | August 24 |
Portuguese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). [6] [7]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Alberto Chaíça | Marathon | — | 2:14:17 | 8 | |||||
Jorge Costa | 50 km walk | — | 4:12:24 | 34 | |||||
Manuel Damião | 1500 m | 3:39.94 | 8 q | — | 3:37.16 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Pedro Martins | 50 km walk | — | DNF | ||||||
Edivaldo Monteiro | 400 m hurdles | 49.53 | 4 q | — | 49.26 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Francis Obikwelu | 100 m | 10.09 | 1 Q | 9.93 NR | 1 Q | 9.97 | 2 Q | 9.86 NR | |
200 m | 20.40 | 2 Q | 20.33 | 1 Q | 20.36 | 2 Q | 20.14 | 5 | |
João Pires | 800 m | 1:46.71 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Luís Sá | 110 m hurdles | 14.01 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
Manuel Silva | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:38.31 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Rui Silva | 1500 m | 3:37.98 | 2 Q | — | 3:40.99 | 2 Q | 3:34.68 | ||
João Vieira | 20 km walk | — | 1:22:19 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Gaspar Araújo | Long jump | 7.49 | 33 | Did not advance | |
Vítor Costa | Hammer throw | 72.47 | 27 | Did not advance | |
Nelson Évora | Triple jump | 15.72 | 40 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ana Dias | Marathon | — | 3:08:11 | 62 | |||
Susana Feitor | 20 km walk | — | 1:32:47 | 20 | |||
Maribel Gonçalves | — | 1:33:59 | 26 | ||||
Inês Henriques | — | 1:33:53 | 25 | ||||
Inês Monteiro | 5000 m | 16:03.75 | 18 | — | Did not advance | ||
Fernanda Ribeiro | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||||
Carla Sacramento | 1500 m | 4:07.73 | 8 q | 4:10.85 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Helena Sampaio | Marathon | — | 2:49:18 | 47 | |||
Nédia Semedo | 800 m | 2:02.61 | 5 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Teresa Machado | Discus throw | 58.47 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Vânia Silva | Hammer throw | 63.81 | 34 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Naide Gomes | Result | 13.58 | 1.85 | 14.71 | 25.46 | 6.10 | 40.75 | 2:20.05 | 6151 | 13 |
Points | 1039 | 1041 | 841 | 845 | 880 | 682 | 823 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Marco Vasconcelos | Men's singles | Vaughan (GBR) L 5–15, 5–15 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Emanuel Silva | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:40.067 | 4 q | 1:43.051 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:29.854 | 3 q | 3:29.942 | 3 Q | 3:33.862 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Gonçalo Amorim | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
Cândido Barbosa | Did not finish | ||
Sérgio Paulinho | Men's road race | 5:41:45 | |
Men's time trial | 1:01:25.63 | 25 | |
Nuno Ribeiro | Men's road race | 5:41:56 | 27 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Carlos Grave | Laughton Hills | Individual | 72.80 | 70 | 12.80 | 85.60 | 49 | 11.00 | 96.60 | 46 | Did not advance | 96.60 | 46 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
João Gomes | Individual foil | Bye | Tahoun (EGY) L 14–15 | Did not advance |
The following is the Portuguese squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [8]
Head coach: José Romão
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2004 club |
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1 | GK | José Moreira | 20 March 1982 (aged 22) | 81 | 0 | Benfica |
2 | DF | Mário Sérgio | 28 July 1981 (aged 23) | 24 | 0 | Sporting CP |
3 | MF | Raul Meireles | 17 March 1983 (aged 21) | 52 | 3 | Porto |
4 | DF | Bruno Alves | 27 November 1981 (aged 22) | 30 | 3 | Porto |
5 | DF | Ricardo Costa | 16 May 1981 (aged 23) | 87 | 9 | Porto |
6 | DF | Fernando Meira* | 5 June 1978 (aged 26) | 83 | 2 | Stuttgart |
7 | FW | Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 February 1985 (aged 19) | 44 | 17 | Manchester United |
8 | MF | Hugo Viana | 15 January 1983 (aged 21) | 64 | 8 | Sporting CP |
9 | FW | Hugo Almeida | 23 May 1984 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Porto |
10 | MF | Carlos Martins | 29 April 1982 (aged 22) | 70 | 20 | Sporting CP |
11 | MF | Jorge Ribeiro | 9 November 1981 (aged 22) | 55 | 7 | Gil Vicente |
12 | DF | Nuno Frechaut* | 24 September 1977 (aged 26) | 37 | 1 | Boavista |
13 | MF | Luís Boa Morte* | 4 August 1977 (aged 27) | 53 | 11 | Fulham |
14 | DF | José Bosingwa | 24 August 1982 (aged 21) | 57 | 2 | Porto |
15 | FW | Luís Lourenço | 5 June 1983 (aged 21) | 71 | 24 | Belenenses |
16 | DF | João Paulo | 6 June 1981 (aged 23) | 38 | 7 | União de Leiria |
17 | FW | Danny | 7 August 1983 (aged 21) | 32 | 4 | Sporting CP |
18 | GK | Bruno Vale | 8 April 1983 (aged 21) | 43 | 0 | Porto |
* Over-aged player.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
Iraq | 4 – 2 | Portugal |
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E. Mohammed 16' H. Mohammed 29' Mahmoud 56' Sadir 90+3' | Report | Jabar 13' (o.g.) Bosingwa 45' |
Costa Rica | 4 – 2 | Portugal |
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Villalobos 50' Meira 68' (o.g.) Saborio 71' Brenes 91' | Report | Almeida 29' Ribeiro 54' |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Filipe Bezugo | All-around | 8.987 | 8.525 | 8.962 | 8.925 | 8.262 | 9.262 | 52.923 | 43 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Nuno Merino | Men's | 66.90 | 8 Q | 40.10 | 6 |
Four Portuguese judoka (three men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
João Pina | −66 kg | Nastuyev (UKR) W 1100–0010 | Ungvári (HUN) W 0011–0001 | Arencibia (CUB) L 0001–1001 | Did not advance | Bye | Ortíz (VEN) W 0030–0001 | Peñas (ESP) L 0010–0020 | Did not advance | |
João Neto | −73 kg | Christodoulides (CYP) W 0011–0010 | Baștea (ROM) W 1020–0001 | Bivol (MDA) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | Malekmohammadi (IRI) W 1110–0020 | Pedro (USA) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | |
Nuno Delgado | −81 kg | Meloni (ITA) L 0002–0010 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Telma Monteiro | −52 kg | Soumah (GUI) W 1000–0000 | Feinblat (ISR) W 1010–0000 | Euranie (FRA) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Bye | Aluaș (ROM) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance |
Portuguese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
João Rodrigues | Mistral | 10 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 6 | |
Álvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes | 470 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 103 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Joana Pratas | Europe | 2 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 169 | 22 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Gustavo Lima | Laser | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 88 | 5 | |
Nuno Barreto Diogo Cayolla | Tornado | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 122 | 16 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Two Portuguese shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
João Costa | 10 m air pistol | 578 | =17 | Did not advance | |
50 m pistol | 556 | =12 | Did not advance | ||
Custódio Ezequiel | Trap | 115 | =21 | Did not advance |
Portuguese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Fernando Costa | 1500 m freestyle | 15:32.55 | 21 | — | Did not advance | ||
José Couto | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.72 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
Luís Monteiro | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.78 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
Simão Morgado | 100 m butterfly | 53.53 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
Pedro Silva | 50 m freestyle | 23.23 | =36 | Did not advance | |||
Tiago Venâncio | 100 m freestyle | 50.18 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
João Araújo Luís Monteiro Adriano Niz Miguel Pires | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:27.99 NR | 14 | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Raquel Felgueiras | 200 m butterfly | 2:13.08 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
Diana Gomes | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.40 | =24 | Did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 2:34.23 | 23 | Did not advance |
Portugal sent a single triathlete to Athens.
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Vanessa Fernandes | Women's | 19:20 | 0:21 | 1:11:07 | 0:23 | 35:48 | 2:06:15.39 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
João Brenha Miguel Maia | Men's | Pool F Baracetti – Conde (ARG) L 1 – 2 (13–21, 21–16, 15–5) Beligratis – Michalopoulos (GRE) W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–19) Pocock – Rorich (RSA) L 0 – 2 (20–22, 20–22) | 3 Q | Heuscher – Kobel (SUI) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21) | Did not advance |
Key:
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Hugo Passos | −60 kg | Diaconu (ROM) L 0–4 ST | Gruenwald (USA) L 0–5 VT | 3 | Did not advance | 21 |
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