| Noc: | POR |
| Nocname: | Olympic Committee of Portugal |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 48 |
| Sports: | 8 |
| Rank: | 26 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Officials: | 3 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1912 |
Portugal competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. A delegation of forty eight competitors participated in eight sports, with an equestrian and sailing teams winning both a bronze and Portugal's first Olympic silver medal, respectively.[1] This was also the first Olympics where this nation won more than one medal.
See main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Men's 100m:
Men's 200m:
Men's Long Jump:
Men's Triple Jump:
See main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Men's Individual Dressage:
Men's Team Dressage:
3rd (1182 points)Men's Individual Eventing:
Men's Individual Jumping:
Men's Team Jumping:
See main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Six fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1948.
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Portugal had 14 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]
See main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Joao Miguez Tito | Firefly | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2603 | 13 | ||
| Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiúza Júlio de Sousa Leite Gorinho | Star | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4292 | 6 | ||
| Duarte de Almeida Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello | Swallow | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5579 | |||
| Joao Félix da Silva Capucho António Guedes de Herédia Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço Henrique Reis Goncho Sallaty | Dragon | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2123 | 9 | ||
See main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Five shooters represented Portugal in 1948.
See main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Men's 100m backstroke:
See main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics.