| Noc: | POR |
| Nocname: | Olympic Committee of Portugal |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 92 |
| Sports: | 17 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Telma Monteiro Nelson Évora[1] |
| Flagbearer Close: | Pedro Pichardo |
| Rank: | 56 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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.
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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Men's triple jump | ||||
| Athletics | Women's triple jump | ||||
| Judo | Men's 100 kg | ||||
| Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| Canoeing | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Equestrian | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Judo | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Sailing | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Skateboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Surfing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Triathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 36 | 92 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carlos Nascimento | 100 m | 10.37 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ricardo dos Santos | 400 m | 46.83 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| João Vieira | 50 km walk | 3:51:28 | 5 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Lorène Bazolo | 100 m | 11.31 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m | 23.21 | 2 Q | 23.20 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cátia Azevedo | 400 m | 51.26 | 3 Q | 51.32 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Salomé Afonso | align=left rowspan=2 | 1500 m | 4:10.80 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||
| Marta Pen | 4:07.33 | 10 qJ | 4:04.15 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sara Moreira | align=left rowspan=3 | Marathon | |||||||
| Catarina Ribeiro | 2:55:01 | 70 | |||||||
| Carla Salomé Rocha | 2:34:52 | 30 | |||||||
| Ana Cabecinha | 20 km walk | 1:34:08 | 20 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Nelson Évora | align=left rowspan=3 | Triple jump | 15.39 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Tiago Pereira | 16.71 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Pedro Pichardo | 17.71 | 1 Q | 17.98 NR | |||
| Francisco Belo | Shot put | 20.58 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Patrícia Mamona | align=left rowspan=2 | Triple jump | 14.54 | 4 Q | 15.01 NR | |
| Evelise Veiga | 13.93 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Auriol Dongmo | Shot put | 18.80 | 8 Q | 19.57 | 4 | |
| Liliana Cá | align=left rowspan=2 | Discus throw | 62.85 | 8 q | 63.93 | 5 |
| Irina Rodrigues | 57.03 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
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]
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]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Fernando Pimenta | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:40.323 | 1 SF | 3:22.942 | 1 FA | 3:22.478 | ||||
| Messias Baptista João Ribeiro Emanuel Silva David Varela | Men's K-4 500 m | 1:25.515 | 5 QF | 1:24.325 | 4 SF | 1:25.268 | 4 FA | 1:25.324 | 8 | |
| align=left rowspan=2 | Teresa Portela | Women's K-1 200 m | 42.050 | 2 SF | 39.301 | 6 FB | 39.562 | 10 | ||
| Women's K-1 500 m | 1:48.727 | 2 SF | 1:52.557 | 2 FA | 1:55.814 | 7 | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Joana Vasconcelos | Women's K-1 200 m | 43.059 | 5 QF | 43.379 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's K-1 500 m | 1:57.513 | 5 QF | 1:56.622 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
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]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=2 | João Almeida | Men's road race | 6:09:04 | 13 |
| Men's time trial | 58:33.97 | 16 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Nelson Oliveira | Men's road race | 6:15:38 | 41 |
| Men's time trial | 58:59.22 | 21 |
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]
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.
See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]
The Portuguese dressage team was named on June 11, 2021. Carlos Pinto and Sultao Menezes have been named the travelling reserves.[11]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Maria Caetano | Fenix de Tineo | Individual | 70.311 | 27 | did not advance | |||||
| João Miguel Torrão | Equador | 70.186 | 29 | did not advance | ||||||
| Rodrigo Torres | Fogoso | 72.624 | 17 q | 74.143 | 83.743 | 78.943 | 16 | |||
| Maria Caetano João Miguel Torrão Rodrigo Torres | See above | Team | 6862.5 | 7 Q | 6965.5 | 8 | 6965.5 | 8 | ||
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
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]
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.
See main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. 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]
See main article: article, Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[14] [15]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Anri Egutidze | −81 kg | L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jorge Fonseca | −100 kg | W 10–00 | W 01–00 | L 00–01 | W 01–00 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Catarina Costa | −48 kg | W 10–00 | W 10–00 | L 00–10 | W 10–00 | L 00–10 | 5 | ||
| Joana Ramos | −52 kg | L 00–10 | did not advance | ||||||
| Telma Monteiro | −57 kg | W 10–00 | L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Bárbara Timo | −70 kg | W 10–00 | L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Patrícia Sampaio | −78 kg | W 10–00 | L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Rochele Nunes | +78 kg | W 01–00 | L 00–01 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[16]
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=RepechageSee main article: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[17]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Diogo Costa Pedro Costa | Men's 470 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 12 | EL | 104 | 15 | |||
| José Costa Jorge Lima | Men's 49er | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 7 | ||
| Carolina João | Women's Laser Radial | 32 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 21 | 14 | EL | 229 | 34 | |||
See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[18]
See main article: Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[19]
See main article: Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[20] 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.[21]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Frederico Morais | Men's shortboard | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | ||||||||
| Teresa Bonvalot | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's shortboard | 9.80 | 2 Q | L 7.50–12.17 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yolanda Hopkins | 9.24 | 4 q | 12.23 | 1 Q | W 10.84–9.40 | L 5.46–9.50 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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)):[22] [23]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Tiago Campos | 10 km open water | 1:59:42.0 | 23 | |||||
| Gabriel Lopes | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.56 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | José Paulo Lopes | 800 m freestyle | 7:56.15 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:16.52 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alexis Santos | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.32 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Francisco Santos | 100 m backstroke | 54.35 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 1:58.58 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Angélica André | 10 km open water | 2:04:40.7 | 17 | |||||
| Diana Durães | 1500 m freestyle | 16:29.15 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Tamila Holub | 800 m freestyle | 8:40.04 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:25.16 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ana Monteiro | 200 m butterfly | 2:11.45 | 14 Q | 2:09.82 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Tiago Apolónia | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's singles | W 4–0 | L 2–4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Marcos Freitas | W 4–3 | L 1–4 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Men's team | L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Fu Yu | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's singles | W 4–0 | L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Shao Jieni | W 4–3 | L 0–4 | did not advance | ||||||||
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[27]
See main article: article, Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[28]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| João Sousa | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's singles | L 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Pedro Sousa | L 3–6, 0–6 | did not advance | |||||||
| João Sousa Pedro Sousa | Men's doubles | L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[29]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | ||||
| João José Pereira | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's | 17:56 | 0:38 | 56:31 | 0:31 | 32:27 | 1:48:03 | 27 |
| João Silva | 17:55 | 0:41 | 56:30 | 0:31 | 31:53 | 1:47:30 | 23 | ||
| Melanie Santos | Women's | 19:32 | 0:41 | 1:05:07 | 0:33 | 36:13 | 2:02:06 | 22 | |