Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics (original) (raw)

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Portugal at the2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code POR
NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Athens
Competitors 81 in 15 sports
Flag bearers Nuno Delgado (opening)[1]Emanuel Silva (closing)
MedalsRanked 60th Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Portugal competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Portuguese athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912. The Olympic Committee of Portugal sent the nation's second-largest team to the Games. A total of 81 athletes, 64 men and 17 women, were selected by the committee to participate in 15 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Portugal had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, canoeing, equestrian, artistic and trampoline gymnastics, triathlon, and wrestling, which made its official Olympic comeback after an eight-year absence.

Twenty-four Portuguese athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including two returning Olympic medalists: long-distance runner and former champion Fernanda Ribeiro and lightweight judoka Nuno Delgado, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Mistral windsurfer and multiple-time European champion João Rodrigues and middle-distance runner Carla Sacramento shared their experiences at these Games as the only athletes who made their fourth Olympic appearance. Equestrian rider Carlos Grave, aged 46, was the oldest athlete of the team, while breaststroke swimmer Diana Gomes was the youngest at age 15. Among the Portuguese athletes on the team, two of them had acquired dual citizenship to compete for Portugal: former hurdler Naide Gomes from São Tomé and Príncipe in the women's heptathlon, and sprinter Francis Obikwelu on his third Olympic bid after he previously joined the Nigerian squad in Atlanta and Sydney.[2]

Portugal left Athens with only three Olympic medals, two silver and one bronze, improving the nation's stark medal tally from Sydney four years earlier. The highlight of the Games for the Portuguese team came on the first day with a historic milestone for Sérgio Paulinho, as the nation's first-ever cyclist to claim a silver medal in the men's road race.[3] The remaining medals were awarded to the athletes in the track and field. On August 22, 2004, Obikwelu challenged the Americans in the men's 100 metres, but he managed to settle only for the silver.[4] Meanwhile, Rui Silva added another medal for Portugal with a blistering bronze in the men's 1500 metres, which was dominated by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj.[5]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
Silver Francis Obikwelu Athletics Men's 100 m August 22
Silver Sérgio Paulinho Cycling Men's road race August 14
Bronze Rui Silva Athletics Men's 1500 m August 24

Portuguese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[6][7]

Key

Men

Track & road events

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alberto Chaíça Marathon 2:14:17 8
Jorge Costa 50 km walk 4:12:24 34
Manuel Damião 1500 m 3:39.94 8 q 3:37.16 8 Did not advance
Pedro Martins 50 km walk DNF
Edivaldo Monteiro 400 m hurdles 49.53 4 q 49.26 7 Did not advance
Francis Obikwelu 100 m 10.09 1 Q 9.93 NR 1 Q 9.97 2 Q 9.86 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 m 20.40 2 Q 20.33 1 Q 20.36 2 Q 20.14 5
João Pires 800 m 1:46.71 6 Did not advance
Luís Sá 110 m hurdles 14.01 8 Did not advance
Manuel Silva 3000 m steeplechase 8:38.31 11 Did not advance
Rui Silva 1500 m 3:37.98 2 Q 3:40.99 2 Q 3:34.68 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
João Vieira 20 km walk 1:22:19 10

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Gaspar Araújo Long jump 7.49 33 Did not advance
Vítor Costa Hammer throw 72.47 27 Did not advance
Nelson Évora Triple jump 15.72 40 Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ana Dias Marathon 3:08:11 62
Susana Feitor 20 km walk 1:32:47 20
Maribel Gonçalves 1:33:59 26
Inês Henriques 1:33:53 25
Inês Monteiro 5000 m 16:03.75 18 Did not advance
Fernanda Ribeiro 10000 m DNF
Carla Sacramento 1500 m 4:07.73 8 q 4:10.85 10 Did not advance
Helena Sampaio Marathon 2:49:18 47
Nédia Semedo 800 m 2:02.61 5 Did not advance

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Teresa Machado Discus throw 58.47 23 Did not advance
Vânia Silva Hammer throw 63.81 34 Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Naide Gomes Result 13.58 1.85 14.71 25.46 6.10 40.75 2:20.05 6151 13
Points 1039 1041 841 845 880 682 823
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank
Marco Vasconcelos Men's singles Vaughan (GBR)L 5–15, 5–15 Did not advance
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Emanuel Silva Men's K-1 500 m 1:40.067 4 q 1:43.051 7 Did not advance
Men's K-1 1000 m 3:29.854 3 q 3:29.942 3 Q 3:33.862 7

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Athlete Event Time Rank
Gonçalo Amorim Men's road race Did not finish
Cândido Barbosa Did not finish
Sérgio Paulinho Men's road race 5:41:45 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's time trial 1:01:25.63 25
Nuno Ribeiro Men's road race 5:41:56 27
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Carlos Grave Laughton Hills Individual 72.80 70 12.80 85.60 49 11.00 96.60 46 Did not advance 96.60 46

Men

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank
João Gomes Individual foil Bye Tahoun (EGY)L 14–15 Did not advance

Roster

The following is the Portuguese squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: José Romão

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iraq 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2 Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Morocco 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3


Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Filipe Bezugo All-around 8.987 8.525 8.962 8.925 8.262 9.262 52.923 43 Did not advance
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Nuno Merino Men's 66.90 8 Q 40.10 6

Four Portuguese judoka (three men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank
João Pina −66 kg Nastuyev (UKR)W 1100–0010 Ungvári (HUN)W 0011–0001 Arencibia (CUB)L 0001–1001 Did not advance Bye Ortíz (VEN)W 0030–0001 Peñas (ESP)L 0010–0020 Did not advance
João Neto −73 kg Christodoulides (CYP)W 0011–0010 Baștea (ROM)W 1020–0001 Bivol (MDA)L 0000–1000 Did not advance Bye Malekmohammadi (IRI)W 1110–0020 Pedro (USA)L 0000–1010 Did not advance
Nuno Delgado −81 kg Meloni (ITA)L 0002–0010 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank
Telma Monteiro −52 kg Soumah (GUI)W 1000–0000 Feinblat (ISR)W 1010–0000 Euranie (FRA)L 0000–0001 Did not advance Bye Aluaș (ROM)L 0000–1000 Did not advance

Portuguese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
João Rodrigues Mistral 10 2 22 9 3 5 4 OCS 7 8 8 78 6
Álvaro MarinhoMiguel Nunes 470 22 5 20 21 10 8 9 1 20 1 8 103 7

Women

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Joana Pratas Europe 2 24 17 22 24 16 12 OCS 22 9 21 169 22

Open

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Gustavo Lima Laser 1 15 7 28 14 19 6 4 2 1 19 88 5
Nuno BarretoDiogo Cayolla Tornado DNC 16 14 16 12 13 12 15 11 6 7 122 16

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Two Portuguese shooters qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
João Costa 10 m air pistol 578 =17 Did not advance
50 m pistol 556 =12 Did not advance
Custódio Ezequiel Trap 115 =21 Did not advance

Portuguese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fernando Costa 1500 m freestyle 15:32.55 21 Did not advance
José Couto 100 m breaststroke 1:03.72 33 Did not advance
Luís Monteiro 200 m freestyle 1:51.78 29 Did not advance
Simão Morgado 100 m butterfly 53.53 24 Did not advance
Pedro Silva 50 m freestyle 23.23 =36 Did not advance
Tiago Venâncio 100 m freestyle 50.18 26 Did not advance
João AraújoLuís MonteiroAdriano NizMiguel Pires 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:27.99 NR 14 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Raquel Felgueiras 200 m butterfly 2:13.08 20 Did not advance
Diana Gomes 100 m breaststroke 1:11.40 =24 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:34.23 23 Did not advance

Portugal sent a single triathlete to Athens.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Vanessa Fernandes Women's 19:20 0:21 1:11:07 0:23 35:48 2:06:15.39 8
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank
João BrenhaMiguel Maia Men's Pool F BaracettiConde (ARG)L 1 – 2 (13–21, 21–16, 15–5) BeligratisMichalopoulos (GRE)W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–19) PocockRorich (RSA)L 0 – 2 (20–22, 20–22) 3 Q HeuscherKobel (SUI)L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21) Did not advance

Key:

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank
Hugo Passos −60 kg Diaconu (ROM)L 0–4 ST Gruenwald (USA)L 0–5 VT 3 Did not advance 21
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