Portugal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	POR
Npcname:	Paralympic Committee of Portugal
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2008
Website:
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	35
Sports:	7
Flagbearer:	Filomena Franco^[1]
Rank:	42
Gold:	1
Silver:	4
Bronze:	2
Officials:	56
Appearances:	auto

Portugal competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country participated with 35 competitors in seven sports.^[2]

Medalists

See also: 2008 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2008 Summer Paralympics medal winners.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 400 m – T12
			Mixed individual – BC1
			Mixed team – BC1/2
			Mixed pairs – BC3
			Mixed pairs – BC4
			Men's 50 metre backstroke – S1

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men:

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat			Semifinal			Final
		Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank
Nuno Alves	1500 m – T11	4:21.41	4	8 q	N/A			Did not advance
	5000 m – T11	N/A						Did not finish
Firmino Baptista	100 m – T11	11.78	1 Q	12	11.73	3	11	Did not advance
	200 m – T11	24.15	3	12 q	24.09	4	8 q	24.13	6
Carlos Ferreira	Marathon – T12	N/A
Luís Gonçalves	200 m – T12	22.88 SB	1 Q	8	22.83 SB	3	9	Did not advance
	400 m – T12	49.18 SB	1 Q	2	50.48	2	2 q	50.15
Carlos Lopes	100 m – T11	11.82	2	13	Did not advance
Gabriel Macchi	10000 m – T12	N/A						Did not finish
	Marathon – T12	N/A						2:42:06	14
José Monteiro	800 m – T46	2:01.69	6	16	N/A			Did not advance
	1500 m – T46	4:13.98 SB	9	18	N/A			Did not advance
Jorge Pina	Marathon – T12	N/A
Gabriel Potra	200 m – T12	22.92	3	10 q	23.23	4	10	Did not advance
	Pentathlon – P12	N/A						Did not finish
Alexandrino Silva	Marathon – T54	N/A
Ricardo Vale	5000 m – T11	N/A						16:32.49	5
Carlos Lopes Firmino Baptista Gabriel Potra Luís Gonçalves	4x100 m – T11/13	Disqualified			N/A			Did not advance

Women:

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat			Semifinal			Final
		Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank
Maria Graça Fernandes	100 m – T38	15.26 SB	5	9	Did not advance
	200 m – T38	31.21 SB	5	8 q	N/A			31.38	8
Odete Fiúza	800 m – T12/13	2:31.67 SB	4	6	Did not advance
	1500 m – T13	N/A						5:03.51	8

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Four gold medalists from the 2004 Games—João Paulo Fernandes, Cristina Gonçalves, António Marques and Fernando Ferreira—returned to compete in Beijing. The boccia national team's coach is Helena Bastos. Portugal was expected to be a strong contender in this sport as it is regarded as one of the most successful countries ever.^[3]

Athlete(s)	Event	Group round				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
João Paulo Fernandes	Individual BC1	W 4–3	W 6–5	W 5–2	W 4–2	W 3–2	W 5–4	W 8–1
António Marques	Individual BC1	W 11–3	L 0–6	W 4–2	L 2–3	W 4–3	W 4–1	L 1–8
Cristina Gonçalves	Individual BC2	L 2–4	W 5–2	W 11–0	N/A	L 1–8	align=center colspan="3"	Did not advance
Fernando Ferreira	Individual BC2	W 6–1	W 8–2	L 2–5	N/A	L 2–5	align=center colspan="3"	Did not advance
Mário Peixoto	Individual BC3	W 11–0	L 0–6	W 5–0	N/A	W 3–2	L 3–4	Bronze Match L 0–12	4
Armando Costa	Individual BC3	W 8–0	W 5–3	W 11–2	N/A	L 2–3	Did not advance
Eunice Raimundo	Individual BC3	W 4–3	L 4–7	W 5–1	N/A	Did not advance
Bruno Valentim	Individual BC4	L 2–5	W 4–2	W 7–2	N/A	Did not advance
Fernando Pereira	Individual BC4	W 5–2	W 5–0	L 4–7	N/A	L 2–9	Did not advance
Armando Costa Mário Peixoto Eunice Raimundo	Pairs BC3	W 4–0	W 5–2	W 7–1	N/A		L 4–6	Bronze Match W 4–1
Fernando Pereira Bruno Valentim	Pairs BC4	W 7–0	W 6-5	L 2–3	N/A		W 4–3	L 2–5
João Paulo Fernandes Fernando Ferreira Cristina Gonçalves António Marques	Team BC1–2	W 7–4	W 19–1	N/A		W 8–3	W 8–2	L 4–8

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Augusto Pereira	Road race (LC3–4/CP3)	1:49:37	22
	Road time trial (CP3)	43:43.02	7

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats			Final
		Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank
David Grachat	50 m freestyle – S9	26.77	4	9	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle – S9	57.93	3	6 Q	57.55	6
	200 m individual medley – SM9	2:28.75	3	7 Q	2:26.13	7
Nélson Lopes	50 m backstroke – S4	52.74	5	8 Q	53.38	8
	150 m individual medley – SM4	3:15.06	6	9	Did not advance
João Martins	50 m backstroke – S1	N/A			1:47.76

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats			Final
		Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank
Joana Calado	100 m breaststroke – SB8	1:28.46	4	6 Q	1:28.53	5
	200 m individual medley – SM9	2:52.52	7	12	Did not advance
Simone Fragoso	50 m freestyle – S5	48.69	6	10	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke – S5	58.90	7	11	Did not advance
Diana Guimarães	50 m backstroke – S5	1:06.57	6	13	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke – SB4	2:22.77	5	9	Did not advance
Leila Marques	100 m breaststroke – SB8	1:29.99	5	7 Q	1:30.11	7
	400 m freestyle – S9	5:10.30	5	13	Did not advance
Perpétua Vaza	50 m freestyle – S3	1:16.18	5	9	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke – S3	1:21.95	5	10	Did not advance

Sailing

Athlete(s)	Event	Races											Total points	Net points	Rank
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	SKUD18	8	8	6	9	9	8	5	6	6	8		73	55	9

See also

• Portugal at the Paralympics
• Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Filomena Franco é a porta-estandarte. 2008-09-05. Sapo.pt. 2008-09-05.
2. Web site: Missão Paralímpica Portuguesa aos XIII Jogos Paralímpicos em Pequim . Federação Portuguesa de Desporto para Deficientes . 2008-09-12 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20080921041537/http://www.paralimpicos2008.com.pt/c2-missao-paralimpica-portuguesa-pequim-2008.html . 2008-09-21 . dead .
3. News: Boccia powerhouse Portugal plans to dominate podium at Paralympics . . 2008-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021134100/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/04/content_9771949.htm . dead . October 21, 2012 . 2008-09-04 .