Portugal at the Paralympics

Portugal at the
Paralympics
IPC codePOR
NPCPortuguese Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.comiteparalimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese and English)
Medals
Gold
27
Silver
31
Bronze
43
Total
101
Summer appearances

Portugal made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (two years before the Carnation Revolution), where it was represented solely by a men's team in wheelchair basketball. They were eliminated at the preliminary stage of the competition, with one victory (over Switzerland) and three defeats. Portugal was then absent from the Paralympic Games until the 1984 Summer Games, where its athletes won the country's first fourteen medals, including three gold in track and field and one in boccia. Portugal has competed at every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but -almost uniquely among Western European countries[1]- has never taken part in the Winter Games.[2]

Portuguese athletes have won a total of 101 Paralympic medals, of which 27 gold, 31 silver and 43 bronze. The country's best performance came in 2000, when it won 15 medals (of which 6 gold) and ranked 26th.[3]

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1972 Heidelberg 11 0 0 0 0
1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville 17 4 3 7 14 26
1988 Seoul 13 3 5 6 14 29
1992 Barcelona 30 3 3 3 9 29
1996 Atlanta 35 6 4 4 14 26
2000 Sydney 52 6 5 4 15 26
2004 Athens 29 2 5 5 12 41
2008 Beijing 35 1 4 2 7 42
2012 London 30 0 1 2 3 63
2016 Rio de Janeiro 37 0 0 4 4 73
2020 Tokyo 37 0 0 2 2 77
2024 Paris 27 2 1 4 7 43
Total 27 31 43 101

Medals by Summer sport

Row in gold background is a sport in which they are leading in i.e. won most world championship titles.

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics18162357
 Boccia910827
 Swimming03710
 Cycling0123
 Football 7-a-side0101
 Judo0011
 Paracanoe0011
 Table tennis0011
Totals (8 entries)273143101

Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Reinaldo José Pereira 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's 100m C8
 Gold António Carlos Martins 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's 200m C8
 Gold António Carlos Martins 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's 1500m cross country C8
 Gold António Baltazar
Maria Helena Martins
António José Mateus
1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Boccia Mixed team
 Silver António Carlos Martins 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's 100m C8
 Silver Men's relay team 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay C7-8
 Silver António José Silva 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Cycling Men's bicycle 5000m CP div 4
 Bronze Reinaldo José Pereira 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's 200m C8
 Bronze António Carlos Martins 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's 800m C8
 Bronze António Carlos Martins 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Men's long jump C8
 Bronze Maria Helena Martins 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Women's 60m C2
 Bronze Maria Albertina Cabral 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics Women's 1000m cross country C7
 Bronze Cândido Leite 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Cycling Men's bicycle 1500m CP div 4
 Bronze Paulo Jorge Santos 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Table tennis Men's singles C4
 Gold Olga Pinto 1988 Seoul Athletics Women's distance throw C1
 Gold Olga Pinto 1988 Seoul Athletics Women's precision throw C1
 Gold João Alves
António Marques
Maria Melo
1988 Seoul Boccia Mixed team C1-C2
 Silver José Rebelo 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 100m C8
 Silver José Rebelo 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 200m C8
 Silver Manuel Baltazar 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's kick ball C2
 Silver Maria Albertina Cabral 1988 Seoul Athletics Women's 200m C7
 Silver Maria Albertina Cabral 1988 Seoul Athletics Women's 400m C7
 Bronze José Rebelo 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 400m C8
 Bronze António Marques 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's precision throw C1
 Bronze João Alves 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's precision throw C1
 Bronze Emilia Costa 1988 Seoul Athletics Women's precision throw C1
 Bronze João Alves 1988 Seoul Boccia Mixed individual C1
 Bronze Fernando Ferreira 1988 Seoul Boccia Mixed individual C2
 Gold Carlos Conceição Lopes 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 200m B1
 Gold Carlos Conceição Lopes 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 400m B1
 Gold Paulo de Almeida Coelho 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 1500m B1
 Silver Paulo de Almeida Coelho 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 5000m B1
 Silver Fernando Costa 1992 Barcelona Boccia Mixed individual C2
 Silver Jerônimo Pereira
José Couto
Helder Teixeira
Carlos Amaral Ferreira
Rui Santos Correia
Arlindo Silva
Mário Santos
Candido Machado
José Dias
João Cardoso
Fernando Bento
1992 Barcelona Football 7-a-side Men's team
 Bronze Paulo de Almeida Coelho 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 800m B1
 Bronze Santos Correia
José Dias
Mário Santos
António Jose Silva
1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay C5-8
 Bronze Susana Carvalheira 1992 Barcelona Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S3-4
 Gold Domingos Ramião Gomes 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 400m T10
 Gold Domingos Ramião Gomes 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800m T10
 Gold Paulo de Almeida Coelho 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 1500m T10
 Gold Paulo de Almeida Coelho 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000m T10
 Gold José Macedo 1996 Atlanta Boccia Men's individual C1 wad
 Gold Armando Costa
José Macedo
1996 Atlanta Boccia Mixed pairs C1 wad
 Silver Paulo de Almeida Coelho 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800m T10
 Silver João Alves
Fernando Ferreira
António Marques
Pedro Silva
1996 Atlanta Boccia Mixed team C1-2
 Silver Susana Barroso 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S3
 Silver Susana Barroso 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S3
 Bronze Carlos Conceição Lopes 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 400m T10
 Bronze Carlos Amaral Ferreira 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10000m T10
 Bronze J. Onofre da Costa 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's marathon T12
 Bronze Susana Barroso 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S3
 Gold Gabriel Potra 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 200m T12
 Gold Carlos Conceição Lopes 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 400m T11
 Gold Paulo de Almeida Coelho 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 1500m T11
 Gold Carlos Amaral Ferreira 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's marathon T11
 Gold José Alves
Carlos Conceição Lopes
José Gameiro
Gabriel Potra
2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay T13
 Gold José Macedo 2000 Sydney Boccia Mixed individual BC3
 Silver Firmino Baptista 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 200m T11
 Silver José Monteiro 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 800m T46
 Silver Carlos Amaral Ferreira 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 10000m T11
 Silver Armando Costa 2000 Sydney Boccia Mixed individual BC3
 Silver Susana Barroso 2000 Sydney Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S3
 Bronze Gabriel Potra 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 100m T12
 Bronze José Alves 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 400m T13
 Bronze Maria Fernandes 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 400m T38
 Bronze Luis Belchior
Fernando Ferreira
António Marques
Pedro Silva
2000 Sydney Boccia Mixed team BC1-BC2
 Gold João Paulo Fernandes 2004 Athens Boccia Mixed individual BC1
 Gold João Paulo Fernandes
Fernando Ferreira
Cristina Gonçalves
António Marques
2004 Athens Boccia Mixed team BC1/BC2
 Silver Carlos Amaral Ferreira 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 10000m T11
 Silver Carlos Amaral Ferreira 2004 Athens Athletics Men's marathon T11
 Silver Pedro Silva 2004 Athens Boccia Mixed individual BC2
 Silver Bruno Valentim 2004 Athens Boccia Mixed individual BC4
 Silver Fernando de Oliveira Pereira
Bruno Valentim
2004 Athens Boccia Mixed pairs BC4
 Bronze José Alves 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 400m T13
 Bronze Fernando Ferreira 2004 Athens Boccia Mixed individual BC2
 Bronze João Martins 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S1
 Bronze João Martins 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S1
 Bronze Susana Barroso 2004 Athens Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S3
 Gold João Paulo Fernandes 2008 Beijing Boccia Mixed individual BC1
 Silver Luís Gonçalves 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 400m T12
 Silver António Marques 2008 Beijing Boccia Mixed individual BC1
 Silver João Paulo Fernandes
Fernando Ferreira
Cristina Gonçalves
António Marques
2008 Beijing Boccia Mixed team BC1/2
 Silver Armando Costa
Mario Peixoto
Eunice Raimundo
2008 Beijing Boccia Mixed pairs BC3
 Bronze Fernando Pereira
Bruno Valentim
2008 Beijing Boccia Mixed pairs BC4
 Bronze João Martins 2008 Beijing Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S1
 Silver Armando Costa
José Macedo
Luis Silva
2012 London Boccia Mixed pairs BC3
 Bronze Lenine Cunha 2012 London Athletics Men's long jump F20
 Bronze José Macedo 2012 London Boccia Mixed individual BC3
 Bronze Luís Gonçalves 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 400m T12
 Bronze Manuel Mendes 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's marathon T46
 Bronze José Macedo 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boccia Mixed individual BC3
 Bronze Fernando Ferreira
Cristina Gonçalves
António Marques
Abílio Valente
2016 Rio de Janeiro Boccia Mixed team BC1-2
 Bronze Miguel Monteiro 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's shot put F40
 Bronze Norberto Mourão 2020 Tokyo Paracanoeing Men's VL2
 Gold Miguel Monteiro 2024 Paris Athletics Men's shot put F40
 Gold Cristina Gonçalves 2024 Paris Boccia Women's individual BC2
 Silver Sandro Baessa 2024 Paris Athletics Men's 1500m T20
 Bronze Diogo Cancela 2024 Paris Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM8
 Bronze Luis Costa 2024 Paris Cycling Men's road time trial H5
 Bronze Djibrilo Iafa 2024 Paris Judo Men's 73 kg J1
 Bronze Carolina Duarte 2024 Paris Athletics Women's 400 metres T13

See also

References

  1. ^ Only two other Western European countries have participated in the Summer Games but never in the Winter ones: Ireland and Luxembourg. Additionally, the microstates of Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican have never taken part in the Paralympic Games.
  2. ^ Portugal at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. ^ Portugal at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee