Portugal at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation celebrated its centennial anniversary participating in the Olympics, having participated at every Summer edition since 1912. The Olympic Committee of Portugal sent a total of 77 athletes to the Games, 45 men and 32 women, to compete in 13 sports. Despite having the same number of athletes as in Beijing, Portugal did not qualify any athletes in archery, fencing and taekwondo.^[3]

Portugal at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in London
Competitors	77 in 13 sports
Flag bearers	Telma Monteiro (opening)[1] Fernando Pimenta (closing)[2]
Medals Ranked 69th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Thirty-eight of the Portuguese athletes had competed in Beijing, including sailor Gustavo Lima, who had finished fourth in men's Laser class, and race walker Ana Cabecinha, who had set a national record for her sporting event. Windsurfer and multiple-time European champion João Rodrigues became the first Portuguese athlete to compete in six Olympic Games. Meanwhile, former middle-distance runner Luís Feiteira made his Olympic comeback in London to compete in the men's marathon after a sixteen-year absence. Pistol shooter João Costa, at age 47, was the oldest athlete on the team, while breaststroke swimmer Ana Rodrigues was the youngest at age 18. Judoka Telma Monteiro, who claimed two titles each in World Cup, and in the European championships, became Portugal's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996.

Portugal left London with only a silver medal, won by sprint kayak pair Emanuel Silva and Fernando Pimenta. This was considered the nation's worst Olympic Games since 1992, following poor performances by the athletes, and the absence of former Olympic medalists from the team due to injuries. Notable absences included the defending champion Nelson Évora in the men's triple jump, triathlete Vanessa Fernandes, former medalists Francis Obikwelu and Rui Silva, and long jumper Naide Gomes.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000 m	8 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The following athletes have achieved qualifying standards in athletics events (up to a maximum of three athletes per event with the 'A' Standard, and one athlete per event with the 'B' Standard):^[4][5]

Key

• Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Luis Feiteira finished forty-eighth in men's marathon.

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Arnaldo Abrantes	200 m	20.88	5	Did not advance
João Almeida	110 m hurdles	13.69	6	Did not advance
Luis Feiteira[6]	Marathon	—				2:19:40	48
Pedro Isidro[6]	50 km walk	—				3:58:59	40
Jorge Paula	400 m hurdles	51.40	8	Did not advance
Alberto Paulo	3000 m steeplechase	8:40.74	12	—		Did not advance
Rui Pedro Silva	Marathon	—				DNF
João Vieira	20 km walk	—				1:20:41	11
	50 km walk	—				DNF

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Marcos Chuva	Long jump	7.55	28	Did not advance
Marco Fortes	Shot put	20.07	15	Did not advance
Edi Maia	Pole vault	5.20	24	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jéssica Augusto	Marathon	—				2:25:11	7
Vera Barbosa	400 m hurdles	55.22 NR	3 Q	56.27	7	Did not advance
Marisa Barros	Marathon	—				2:26:13	13
Ana Cabecinha	20 km walk	—				1:28:03	9
Clarisse Cruz	3000 m steeplechase	9:30.06	5 q	—		9:32.44	11
Ana Dulce Félix	10000 m	—				DNS
	Marathon	—				2:28:12	21
Inês Henriques	20 km walk	—				1:29:54	15
Sara Moreira	5000 m	DNS		—		Did not advance
	10000 m	—				31:16.44	14
Vera Santos	20 km walk	—				1:35:51	49

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Patrícia Mamona	Triple jump	14.11	13	Did not advance
Irina Rodrigues	Discus throw	57.23	32	Did not advance
Vânia Silva	Hammer throw	62.81	35	Did not advance
Maria Leonor Tavares	Pole vault	4.10	=31	Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pedro Martins	Men's singles	Gade (DEN) L 21–14, 21–8	—	2	Did not advance
Telma Santos	Women's singles	Jayasinghe (SRI) W 21–9, 21–11	Inthanon (THA) L 21–12, 21–6	2	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva	K-2 200 m	DNS		Did not advance
	K-2 1000 m	3:13.710	2 Q	3:14.017	3 FA	3:09.699

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Teresa Portela	K-1 200 m	42.673	3 Q	41.562	3 FA	46.549	8
	K-1 500 m	1:51.887	2 Q	1:53.064	3 FB	1:53.597	11
Beatriz Gomes Joana Vasconcelos	K-2 500 m	1:44.660	2 Q	1:43.305	3 FA	1:44.924	6
Beatriz Gomes Teresa Portela Helena Rodrigues Joana Vasconcelos	K-4 500 m	1:32.785	2 FA	Bye		1:33.453	6

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

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

David Rosa in the men's cross-country race

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Manuel Cardoso	Men's road race	5:46:37	49
Rui Costa		5:46:05	13
Nelson Oliveira	Men's road race	5:46:37	69
	Men's time trial	54:41.57	18

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
David Rosa	Men's cross-country	1:33:50	23

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
Gonçalo Carvalho	Rubi	Individual	71.520	22 Q	74.222	13 Q	74.643	80.571	77.607	16

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank
Luciana Diniz	Lennox	Individual	8	=60 Q	0	8	=31 Q	4	12	=26 Q	1	=7 Q	9	10	=17

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Manuel Campos	All-around	14.166	12.500	14.433	14.200	14.400	13.200	82.899	35	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		F	V	UB	BB			F	V	UB	BB
Zoi Mafalda Marques de Lima	All-around	12.033	13.566	11.766	12.266	49.631	53	did not advance

Trampoline

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Diogo Ganchinho	Men's	61.440	15	Did not advance
Ana Rente	Women's	100.275	11	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
João Pina	Men's −73 kg	Bye	Soroka (UKR) L 0011–0102	Did not advance
Joana Ramos	Women's −52 kg	—	Bye	Gneto (FRA) L 0000–1001	Did not advance
Telma Monteiro	Women's −57 kg	—	Malloy (USA) L 0000–0001	Did not advance
Yahima Ramirez	Women's −78 kg	—	Gibbons (GBR) L 0100–0000	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pedro Fraga Nuno Mendes	Lightweight double sculls	6:37.91	2 SA/B	Bye		6:37.99	3 FA	6:44.80	5

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

Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
João Rodrigues	RS:X	20	16	9	11	23	7	25	22	20	3	EL	132	14
Gustavo Lima	Laser	21	24	27	35	13	18	3	20	34	13	EL	173	22
Álvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes	470	12	2	16	5	11	7	17	3	10	28	10	93	8
Afonso Domingos Frederico Melo	Star	14	15	15	16	9	10	7	14	10	14	EL	108	15

Women

Fleet racing

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Carolina Mendelblatt	RS:X	Did not compete[Note 1]
Sara Carmo	Laser Radial	32	22	17	20	27	20	32	38	28	24	EL	222	28

Match racing

Athlete	Event	Round robin											Rank	Knockouts			Rank
		FRA	FIN	USA	GBR	NZL	RUS	SWE	NED	ESP	DEN	AUS		Q-final	S-final	Final
Rita Gonçalves Mariana Lobato Diana Neves	Elliott 6m	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	11	Did not advance

Open

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	M*
Francisco Andrade Bernardo Freitas	49er	7	2	10	9	10	6	13	5	8	12	9	10	5	14	15	14	134	8

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

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
João Costa[8]	10 m air pistol	583	8 Q	682.3	7
	50 m pistol	559	9	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Joana Castelão	10 m air pistol	381	15	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	571	33	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Portuguese swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the swimming events (up to a maximum of two swimmers per event with the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially one with the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[9][10]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Carlos Almeida	100 m breaststroke	1:01.40	25	Did not advance
Diogo Carvalho	200 m individual medley	2:00.40	18	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:23.06	26	—		Did not advance
Arseniy Lavrentyev	10 km open water	—				1:51:37.2	19
Simão Morgado	100 m butterfly	53.26	32	Did not advance
Pedro Oliveira	200 m backstroke	1:58.83 NR	20	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	1:58.45	22	Did not advance
Tiago Venâncio	200 m freestyle	1:52.36	34	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sara Oliveira	100 m butterfly	1:00.44	36	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:11.54	24	Did not advance
Ana Rodrigues	100 m breaststroke	1:10.62	35	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Marcos Freitas	Men's singles	Bye		Lin J (DOM) W 4–0	Oh S-E (KOR) L 0–4	Did not advance
João Monteiro		Bye		Henzell (AUS) L 2–4	Did not advance
Tiago Apolónia Marcos Freitas João Monteiro	Men's team	—				Great Britain (GBR) W 3–0	South Korea (KOR) L 2–3	Did not advance
Lei Huang Mendes	Women's singles	Bye	Komwong (THA) L 3–4	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Portugal qualified two triathletes for the men's event.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Bruno Pais	Men's	18:57	0:42	58:44	0:29	32:30	1:51:22	41
João Silva		17:22	0:36	58:54	0:26	30:33	1:47:51	9

Notes

1. Mendelblatt did not show up for the first day of women's RS:X competition, justifying her absence to Mário Santos, the Portuguese chef de mission, due to "personal and medical reasons". Unable to be contacted for further enquiries and explanations, Santos cancelled Mendelblatt's accreditation.^[7]