Portugal at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. A delegation of forty eight competitors participated in eight sports, with an equestrian and sailing teams winning both a bronze and Portugal's first Olympic silver medal, respectively. This was also the first Olympics where this nation won more than one medal.

Medalists

Silver

• Duarte de Almeida Bello and Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello — Sailing, Swallow (Golondrina).

Bronze

• Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva — Equestrian, Team Dressage.

Athletics

Men's 100m:

• J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 11)

Men's 200m:

• J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 3)

Men's Long Jump:

• A. Pereira Dias Cachulo — qualifiers

Men's Triple Jump:

• Luís Alcide de Nunes Garcia — qualifiers
• João Rodrigues Vieira — qualifiers

Equestrian

Men's Individual Dressage:

• Fernando Paes — 9th (411 points)
• Francisco Valadas, Jr. — 10th (405 points)
• Luís Mena e Silva — 12th (366 points)

Men's Team Dressage:

• Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva — <span style="color:#cc9966;">3rd</span> (1182 points)

Men's Individual Eventing:

• António Serôdio — eliminated
• Fernando Paes — 25th (167½ points)
• Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 8th (55 points)

Men's Individual Jumping:

• Henrique Alves Calado — 18th (26 points)
• Hélder de Souza — eliminated
• João Correia Barrento — 22nd (42½ points)

Men's Team Jumping:

• Henrique Alves Calado, Hélder de Souza and João Correia Barrento — eliminated

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1948.

Men's épée

• Álvaro Pinto — 1st round: 5th (poule 1)
• Emílio Lino — 1st round: 5th (poule 8)
• Manuel Chagas — 1st round: 7th (poule 2)

Men's team épée

• Álvaro Pinto, Carlos Dias, Emílio Lino, José Castro, Manuel Chagas and João Costa — 1st round: 3rd (poule 6)

Rowing

Portugal had 14 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.

Men's coxed four — 2nd round: 2nd (heat 4)

• António Torres
• Delfim José da Silva
• José Joaquim Cancela
• José do Seixo
• Leonel Rêgo (cox)

Men's eight — semi-final: 2nd (heat 3)

• Felisberto Fortes
• Albino Simões Neto
• Carlos Roque
• João de Sousa
• João Alberto Lemos
• Carlos da Benta
• José Machado
• Ricardo da Benta
• Luís Machado (cox)

Sailing

Open

Shooting

Five shooters represented Portugal in 1948.

25 metre pistol

• Carlos Queiroz — 54th (489 points)
• José Maria Ferreira — 22nd (524 points)
• Moysés Cardoso — 55th (465 points)

50 metre pistol

• Moysés Cardoso — 42nd (485 points)
• Carlos Queiroz — 46th (482 points)

50 metre rifle

• Abílio Brandão — 57th (576 points)
• Carlos Queiroz — 63rd (572 points)
• José da Silva — 66th (570 points)

Swimming

Men

<small>Rank given is within the heat.</small>

Art competitions

Officials

• César de Melo (chief of mission)
• Frederico Paredes (fencing)
• J. de A. Machado (fencing)
• F. Duarte (rowing)

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database