Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Portugal at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Portugal.svg
IOC code POR
NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt  (in Portuguese)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors92 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Telma Monteiro
Nelson Évora [1]
Flag bearer (closing) Pedro Pichardo
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Portugal competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Portuguese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's debut in 1912.

Contents

These were the most successful Olympic Games for Portugal as its delegation won a total of four medals, surpassing the three medals of Los Angeles 1984 and Athens 2004. For the first time ever, Portugal won at least one medal of each kind and reached the podium in more than two sports in the same Games.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Pedro Pichardo Athletics Men's triple jump 5 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Patrícia Mamona Athletics Women's triple jump 1 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jorge Fonseca Judo Men's 100 kg 29 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fernando Pimenta Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres 3 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 71320
Canoeing 628
Cycling 224
Equestrian 224
Gymnastics 112
Handball 14014
Judo 268
Rowing 202
Sailing 415
Shooting 101
Skateboarding 101
Surfing 123
Swimming 549
Table tennis 325
Taekwondo 101
Tennis 202
Triathlon 213
Total563692

Athletics

Portuguese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Carlos Nascimento 100 m Bye10.377Did not advance
Ricardo dos Santos 400 m 46.837Did not advance
João Vieira 50 km walk 3:51:285
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Lorène Bazolo 100 m Bye11.314Did not advance
200 m 23.212 Q23.207Did not advance
Cátia Azevedo 400 m 51.263 Q51.327Did not advance
Salomé Afonso 1500 m 4:10.8013Did not advance
Marta Pen 4:07.3310 qJ4:04.1510Did not advance
Sara Moreira Marathon DNF
Catarina Ribeiro 2:55:0170
Carla Salomé Rocha 2:34:5230
Ana Cabecinha 20 km walk 1:34:0820
Field events
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Nelson Évora Triple jump 15.3927Did not advance
Tiago Pereira 16.7116Did not advance
Pedro Pichardo 17.711 Q17.98 NR Gold medal icon.svg
Francisco Belo Shot put 20.5816Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Patrícia Mamona Triple jump 14.544 Q15.01 NR Silver medal icon.svg
Evelise Veiga 13.9319Did not advance
Auriol Dongmo Shot put 18.808 Q19.574
Liliana Cá Discus throw 62.858 q63.935
Irina Rodrigues 57.0325Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Portugal qualified one canoeist for the men's K-1 class by finishing in the top eighteen at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. [5]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Antoine Launay Men's K-1 95.681093.501193.5012 Q98.8811Did not advance

Sprint

Portuguese canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. [6]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fernando Pimenta Men's K-1 1000 m 3:40.3231 SFBye3:22.9421 FA3:22.478Bronze medal icon.svg
Messias Baptista
João Ribeiro
Emanuel Silva
David Varela
Men's K-4 500 m 1:25.5155 QF1:24.3254 SF1:25.2684 FA1:25.3248
Teresa Portela Women's K-1 200 m 42.0502 SFBye39.3016 FB39.56210
Women's K-1 500 m 1:48.7272 SFBye1:52.5572 FA1:55.8147
Joana Vasconcelos Women's K-1 200 m 43.0595 QF43.3794Did not advance
Women's K-1 500 m 1:57.5135 QF1:56.6226Did not advance

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

Cycling

Road

Portugal entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [7]

AthleteEventTimeRank
João Almeida Men's road race 6:09:0413
Men's time trial 58:33.9716
Nelson Oliveira Men's road race 6:15:3841
Men's time trial 58:59.2221

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Portugal entered one rider to compete in the women's omnium based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings. [8]

Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Maria Martins Women's omnium 63082653257957

Mountain biking

Portugal entered one mountain biker to compete in the women's cross-country race by finishing in the top two of the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Raquel Queirós Women's cross-country 1:27:4627

Equestrian

Portugal fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team dressage competition by finishing eighth overall and securing the last of three available berths for Group A and B at the European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [9] MeanwhIle, one jumping rider was added to the Portuguese roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups B (South Western Europe). [10]

Dressage

The Portuguese dressage team was named on June 11, 2021. Carlos Pinto and Sultao Menezes have been named the travelling reserves. [11]

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Maria Caetano Fenix de Tineo Individual 70.31127did not advance
João Miguel Torrão Equador70.18629did not advance
Rodrigo Torres Fogoso72.62417 q74.14383.74378.94316
Maria Caetano
João Miguel Torrão
Rodrigo Torres
See above Team 6862.57 Q6965.586965.58

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Luciana Diniz Vertigo du Desert Individual 0=1 Q484.6910

Gymnastics

Artistic

Portugal entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Ana Filipa Martins booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing last out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [12]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ana Filipa Martins All-around 13.46614.30011.86612.66652.29843Did not advance

Trampoline

Portugal entered one trampoline gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Diogo Abreu claimed an Olympic spot in the men's event at the 2021 FIG World Cup in Brescia.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Diogo Abreu Men's 93.42011Did not advance

Handball

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Portugal men's Men's tournament Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
L 31–37
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
W 26–25
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
L 28–29
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
L 28–34
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
L 30–31
5Did not advance

Men's tournament

Portugal men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Montpellier leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament, marking the country's debut in the sport. [13]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 13 July 2021. [14]

Head coach: Paulo Pereira

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
4RW Pedro Portela (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 31)1.86 m90295 Flag of France.svg Tremblay-en-France Handball
5LB Gilberto Duarte (1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 31)1.97 m101295 Flag of France.svg Montpellier Handball
8P Victor Iturriza (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 31)1.93 m1551 Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto
9RB João Ferraz (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 31)1.98 m94156 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HSC Suhr Aarau
10CB Miguel Martins (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 (aged 23)1.92 m56129 Flag of Hungary.svg MOL-Pick Szeged
14CB Rui Silva (1993-04-28)28 April 1993 (aged 28)1.86 m93147 Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto
15P Daymaro Salina (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 33)2.00 m57100 Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto
16GK Humberto Gomes (1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 43)1.93 m850 Flag of Portugal.svg Póvoa AC
22P Alexis Borges (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 29)1.96 m3965 Flag of Portugal.svg S.L. Benfica
23LW Diogo Branquinho (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 26)1.85 m55130 Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto
25RW António Areia (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 31)1.90 m58163 Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto
27LB André Gomes (1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 22)1.92 m3282 Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto
41GK Gustavo Capdeville (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 23)1.90 m140 Flag of Portugal.svg S.L. Benfica
82P Luís Frade (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 22)1.94 m2938 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
88LB Fábio Magalhães (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 33)1.94 m152315 Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5401174139+358 [lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5401154134+208 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5401144142+28 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 5104129149202 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5104143156132 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)5104146170242 [lower-alpha 2]
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
  2. 1 2 3 Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
24 July 2021
19:30
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg31–37Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Ferraz 6(15–15) Hesham 7
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26 July 2021
19:30
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg25–26Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Habib 8(15–14) Portela 6
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28 July 2021
11:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg29–28Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Ekberg 9(14–14)three players 4
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30 July 2021
19:30
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg28–34Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Branquinho 4(19–20) M. Hansen 9
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1 August 2021
09:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg30–31Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
four players 4(14–16) R. Tokuda 6
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Judo

Portugal qualified eight judoka (two men and six women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. All of them, with Telma Monteiro (women's lightweight, 57 kg) leading the nation's roster at her fifth straight Olympics, were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [15] [16]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Anri Egutidze −81 kg Flag of Austria.svg  Borchashvili  (AUT)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Jorge Fonseca −100 kg ByeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nikiforov  (BEL)
W 10–00
Flag placeholder.svg  Ilyasov  (ROC)
W 01–00
Flag of South Korea.svg  Cho G-h  (KOR)
L 00–01
ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  El Nahas  (CAN)
W 01–00
Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Catarina Costa −48 kg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Gurbanli  (AZE)
W 10–00
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li  (CHN)
W 10–00
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Bilodid  (UKR)
L 00–10
Flag of Argentina.svg  Pareto  (ARG)
W 10–00
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mönkhbatyn  (MGL)
L 00–10
5
Joana Ramos −52 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Delgado  (USA)
L 00–10
did not advance
Telma Monteiro −57 kg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Dabonne  (CIV)
W 10–00
Flag of Poland.svg  Kowalczyk  (POL)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Bárbara Timo −70 kg Flag of Jamaica.svg  Drysdale Daley  (JAM)
W 10–00
Flag of Croatia.svg  Matić  (CRO)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Patrícia Sampaio −78 kg Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  León  (VEN)
W 10–00
Flag of Germany.svg  Wagner  (GER)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Rochele Nunes +78 kg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Mojica  (PUR)
W 01–00
Flag of Cuba.svg  Ortíz  (CUB)
L 00–01
Did not advance

Rowing

Portugal qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the first of two berths available at the 2021 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy. [17]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Afonso Costa
Pedro Fraga
Men's lightweight double sculls 6:44.093 R6:39.954 FC6:24.4413

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

Portuguese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. [18]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Diogo Costa
Pedro Costa
Men's 470 1310151411310161217EL10415
José Costa
Jorge Lima
Men's 49er 1169652051011144OCS947
Carolina João Women's Laser Radial 32342830361326312114EL22934

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

Shooting

Portuguese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [19]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
João Azevedo Men's trap 12020Did not advance

Skateboarding

Portugal entered one skateboarder into the Olympic competition. Gustavo Ribeiro booked a spot in the men's street as one of the top 16 skateboarders vying for qualification in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings on 30 June 2021. [20]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Gustavo Ribeiro Men's street 32.668 Q15.058

Surfing

Portugal sent three surfers to compete at the Games. Frederico Morais secured a qualification slot in the men's shortboard event for his nation, as the highest-ranked surfer from Europe at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan. [21] On the women's side, Teresa Bonvalot and Yoland Sequeira completed the nation's surfing lineup by scoring a top-two finish within their heat at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador. [22]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
ScoreRankScoreRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Frederico Morais Men's shortboard Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test
Teresa Bonvalot Women's shortboard 9.802 QByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Lima  (BRA)
L 7.50–12.17
Did not advance
Yolanda Hopkins 9.244 q12.231 QFlag of France.svg  Defay  (FRA)
W 10.84–9.40
Flag of South Africa.svg  Buitendag  (RSA)
L 5.46–9.50
Did not advance

Swimming

Portuguese swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [23] [24]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tiago Campos 10 km open water 1:59:42.023
Gabriel Lopes 200 m individual medley 1:58.5621Did not advance
José Paulo Lopes 800 m freestyle 7:56.1523Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:16.5220Did not advance
Alexis Santos 200 m individual medley 1:59.3228Did not advance
Francisco Santos 100 m backstroke 54.3528Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:58.5822Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Angélica André 10 km open water 2:04:40.717
Diana Durães 1500 m freestyle 16:29.1523Did not advance
Tamila Holub 800 m freestyle 8:40.0425Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:25.1622Did not advance
Ana Monteiro 200 m butterfly 2:11.4514 Q2:09.8211Did not advance

Table tennis

Portugal entered five athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament. [25] On the women's side, Rio 2016 Olympian Fu Yu scored an outright semifinal victory to book one of three Olympic spots available at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. [26] Shao Jieni was automatically selected among the top ten table tennis players vying for qualification to join Yu in the same event based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings of June 1, 2021. [27]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tiago Apolónia Men's singles ByeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Omotayo  (NGR)
W 4–0
Flag of India.svg  Achanta  (IND)
L 2–4
did not advance
Marcos Freitas ByeFlag of Austria.svg  Habesohn  (AUT)
W 4–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zd  (CHN)
L 1–4
did not advance
Tiago Apolónia
Marcos Freitas
João Monteiro
Men's team Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Fu Yu Women's singles ByeFlag of India.svg  Mukherjee  (IND)
W 4–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Ito  (JPN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Shao Jieni ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Kaellberg  (SWE)
W 4–3
Flag of Singapore.svg  Yu My  (SGP)
L 0–4
did not advance

Taekwondo

Portugal entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian and double world medalist Rui Bragança secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [28]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rui Bragança Men's −58 kg Flag of Spain.svg  Vicente  (ESP)
L 9–24
did not advance

Tennis

Portugal entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. João Sousa (world no. 109) accepted a spare berth previously allocated by one of the original official entrants, with Pedro (world no. 108) topping the list of tennis players vying for qualification from Europe, to compete in the men's singles based on the ATP World Rankings. Additionally, they opted to play together in the men's doubles. [29]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
João Sousa Men's singles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Macháč  (CZE)
L 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
did not advance
Pedro Sousa Flag of Spain.svg  Davidovich  (ESP)
L 3–6, 0–6
did not advance
João Sousa
Pedro Sousa
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg  McLachlan /
Nishikori  (JPN)
L 1–6, 4–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

Portugal entered three triathletes (two men and one woman) to compete at the Olympics. Two-time Olympian João Pedro Silva, Rio 2016 Olympian João José Pereira, and rookie Melanie Santos were selected among the top 26 triathletes vying for qualification in their respective events based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021. [30]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
João José Pereira Men's 17:560:3856:310:3132:271:48:0327
João Silva 17:550:4156:300:3131:531:47:3023
Melanie Santos Women's 19:320:411:05:070:3336:132:02:0622

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Australia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Australia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia is one of only five countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympics of the modern era, alongside Great Britain, France, Greece, and Switzerland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">France at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> France at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

France competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was the only delegation present at the ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Germany at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after its reunification in 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Netherlands at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sweden at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Sweden competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Swedish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Uzbekistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ukraine competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era with its smallest representation ever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Taiwan competed under the designated name "Chinese Taipei" at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Chile at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Chile competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except 1932 and 1980, joining the United States-led boycott in the latter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

South Africa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and twentieth overall in Summer Olympic history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Morocco at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Morocco competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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