| Teresa Portela | |
| Full Name: | María Teresa Portela Rivas |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Cangas, Spain |
| Height: | 172 cm |
| Weight: | 69 kg |
| Country: | Spain |
| Sport: | Sprint kayak |
| Event: | K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K–4 200 m, K-4 500 m |
| Show-Medals: | no |
María Teresa Portela Rivas (born 5 May 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Portela competed in seven Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal on her sixth games at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women's K-1 200 m. Previously she finished fourth on one occasion (2012 Summer Olympics: Women's K-1 200 m) and fifth on three occasions (2004: K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m; 2008: K-4 500 m).
She won 15 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with 2 golds (K-1 200 m: 2002, 2005), 6 silvers (K-1 200 m: 2003, K-2 200 m: 2003, 2005; K-4 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003) and 7 bronzes (K-4 200 m: 2005, K-4 500 m: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, K-1 200 m: 2015, 2019).[1]