Portugal at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Portugal at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Portugal.svg
IOC code POR
NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt  (in Portuguese)
in London
Competitors77 in 13 sports
Flag bearers Telma Monteiro (opening) [1]
Fernando Pimenta (closing) [2]
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Portugal competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation celebrated its centennial anniversary participating in the Olympics, having participated at every Summer edition since 1912. The Olympic Committee of Portugal sent a total of 77 athletes to the Games, 45 men and 32 women, to compete in 13 sports. Despite having the same number of athletes as in Beijing, Portugal did not qualify any athletes in archery, fencing and taekwondo. [3]

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Thirty-eight of the Portuguese athletes had competed in Beijing, including sailor Gustavo Lima, who had finished fourth in men's Laser class, and race walker Ana Cabecinha, who had set a national record for her sporting event. Windsurfer and multiple-time European champion João Rodrigues became the first Portuguese athlete to compete in six Olympic Games. Meanwhile, former middle-distance runner Luís Feiteira made his Olympic comeback in London to compete in the men's marathon after a sixteen-year absence. Pistol shooter João Costa, at age 47, was the oldest athlete on the team, while breaststroke swimmer Ana Rodrigues was the youngest at age 18. Judoka Telma Monteiro, who claimed two titles each in World Cup, and in the European championships, became Portugal's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996.

Portugal left London with only a silver medal, won by sprint kayak pair Emanuel Silva and Fernando Pimenta. This was considered the nation's worst Olympic Games since 1992, following poor performances by the athletes, and the absence of former Olympic medalists from the team due to injuries. Notable absences included the defending champion Nelson Évora in the men's triple jump, triathlete Vanessa Fernandes, former medalists Francis Obikwelu and Rui Silva, and long jumper Naide Gomes. [3]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Fernando Pimenta
Emanuel Silva
Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 m 8 August

Athletics

The following athletes have achieved qualifying standards in athletics events (up to a maximum of three athletes per event with the 'A' Standard, and one athlete per event with the 'B' Standard): [4] [5]

Key
Luis Feiteira finished forty-eighth in men's marathon. Luis Feiteira - 2012 Olympic Marathon.jpg
Luis Feiteira finished forty-eighth in men's marathon.
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Arnaldo Abrantes 200 m 20.885Did not advance
João Almeida 110 m hurdles 13.696Did not advance
Luis Feiteira [6] Marathon 2:19:4048
Pedro Isidro [6] 50 km walk 3:58:5940
Jorge Paula 400 m hurdles 51.408Did not advance
Alberto Paulo 3000 m steeplechase 8:40.7412Did not advance
Rui Pedro Silva Marathon DNF
João Vieira 20 km walk 1:20:4111
50 km walk DNF
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Marcos Chuva Long jump 7.5528Did not advance
Marco Fortes Shot put 20.0715Did not advance
Edi Maia Pole vault 5.2024Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jéssica Augusto Marathon 2:25:117
Vera Barbosa 400 m hurdles 55.22 NR 3 Q56.277Did not advance
Marisa Barros Marathon 2:26:1313
Ana Cabecinha 20 km walk 1:28:039
Clarisse Cruz 3000 m steeplechase 9:30.065 q9:32.4411
Ana Dulce Félix 10000 m DNS
Marathon 2:28:1221
Inês Henriques 20 km walk 1:29:5415
Sara Moreira 5000 m DNSDid not advance
10000 m 31:16.4414
Vera Santos 20 km walk 1:35:5149
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Patrícia Mamona Triple jump 14.1113Did not advance
Irina Rodrigues Discus throw 57.2332Did not advance
Vânia Silva Hammer throw 62.8135Did not advance
Maria Leonor Tavares Pole vault 4.10=31Did not advance

Badminton

AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Pedro Martins Men's singles Flag of Denmark.svg  Gade  (DEN)
L 21–14, 21–8
2Did not advance
Telma Santos Women's singles Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Jayasinghe  (SRI)
W 21–9, 21–11
Flag of Thailand.svg  Inthanon  (THA)
L 21–12, 21–6
2Did not advance

Canoeing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fernando Pimenta
Emanuel Silva
K-2 200 m DNSDid not advance
K-2 1000 m 3:13.7102 Q3:14.0173 FA3:09.699Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Teresa Portela K-1 200 m 42.6733 Q41.5623 FA46.5498
K-1 500 m 1:51.8872 Q1:53.0643 FB1:53.59711
Beatriz Gomes
Joana Vasconcelos
K-2 500 m 1:44.6602 Q1:43.3053 FA1:44.9246
Beatriz Gomes
Teresa Portela
Helena Rodrigues
Joana Vasconcelos
K-4 500 m 1:32.7852 FABye1:33.4536

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

David Rosa in the men's cross-country race MTB cycling 2012 Olympics M cross-country POR David Rosa.jpg
David Rosa in the men's cross-country race

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Manuel Cardoso Men's road race 5:46:3749
Rui Costa 5:46:0513
Nelson Oliveira Men's road race 5:46:3769
Men's time trial 54:41.5718

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
David Rosa Men's cross-country 1:33:5023

Equestrian

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Gonçalo Carvalho Rubi Individual 71.52022 Q74.22213 Q74.64380.57177.60716

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRank
Luciana Diniz Lennox Individual 8=60 Q08=31 Q412=26 Q1=7 Q910=17

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Manuel Campos All-around 14.16612.50014.43314.20014.40013.20082.89935did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Zoi Mafalda Marques de Lima All-around 12.03313.56611.76612.26649.63153did not advance

Trampoline

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Diogo Ganchinho Men's 61.44015Did not advance
Ana Rente Women's 100.27511Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
João Pina Men's −73 kg ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Soroka  (UKR)
L 0011–0102
Did not advance
Joana Ramos Women's −52 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Gneto  (FRA)
L 0000–1001
Did not advance
Telma Monteiro Women's −57 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Malloy  (USA)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance
Yahima Ramirez Women's −78 kg Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Gibbons  (GBR)
L 0100–0000
Did not advance

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Pedro Fraga
Nuno Mendes
Lightweight double sculls 6:37.912 SA/BBye6:37.993 FA6:44.805

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

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
João Rodrigues RS:X 20169112372522203EL13214
Gustavo Lima Laser 2124273513183203413EL17322
Álvaro Marinho
Miguel Nunes
470 122165117173102810938
Afonso Domingos
Frederico Melo
Star 141515169107141014EL10815
Women
Fleet racing
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Carolina Mendelblatt RS:X Did not compete [Note 1]
Sara Carmo Laser Radial 32221720272032382824EL22228
Match racing
AthleteEventRound robinRankKnockoutsRank
Flag of France.svg
FRA
Flag of Finland.svg
FIN
Flag of the United States.svg
USA
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg
GBR
Flag of New Zealand.svg
NZL
Flag of Russia.svg
RUS
Flag of Sweden.svg
SWE
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NED
Flag of Spain.svg
ESP
Flag of Denmark.svg
DEN
Flag of Australia.svg
AUS
Q-finalS-finalFinal
Rita Gonçalves
Mariana Lobato
Diana Neves
Elliott 6m LLLLLLWLLLL11Did not advance
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Francisco Andrade
Bernardo Freitas
49er 7210910613581291051415141348

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
João Costa [8] 10 m air pistol 5838 Q682.37
50 m pistol 5599Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Joana Castelão 10 m air pistol 38115Did not advance
25 m pistol 57133Did not advance

Swimming

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)): [9] [10]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Carlos Almeida 100 m breaststroke 1:01.4025Did not advance
Diogo Carvalho 200 m individual medley 2:00.4018Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:23.0626Did not advance
Arseniy Lavrentyev 10 km open water 1:51:37.219
Simão Morgado 100 m butterfly 53.2632Did not advance
Pedro Oliveira 200 m backstroke 1:58.83 NR 20Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:58.4522Did not advance
Tiago Venâncio 200 m freestyle 1:52.3634Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sara Oliveira 100 m butterfly 1:00.4436Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:11.5424Did not advance
Ana Rodrigues 100 m breaststroke 1:10.6235Did not advance

Table tennis

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Marcos Freitas Men's singles ByeFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Lin J  (DOM)
W 4–0
Flag of South Korea.svg  Oh S-E  (KOR)
L 0–4
Did not advance
João Monteiro ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Henzell  (AUS)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Tiago Apolónia
Marcos Freitas
João Monteiro
Men's team Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
W 3–0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Lei Huang Mendes Women's singles ByeFlag of Thailand.svg  Komwong  (THA)
L 3–4
Did not advance

Triathlon

Portugal qualified two triathletes for the men's event.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Bruno Pais Men's 18:570:4258:440:2932:301:51:2241
João Silva 17:220:3658:540:2630:331:47:519

Notes

  1. Mendelblatt did not show up for the first day of women's RS:X competition, justifying her absence to Mário Santos, the Portuguese chef de mission, due to "personal and medical reasons". Unable to be contacted for further enquiries and explanations, Santos cancelled Mendelblatt's accreditation. [7]

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