Portugal at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:POR
Nocname:Olympic Committee of Portugal
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:77
Sports:13
Flagbearer:Telma Monteiro (opening)[1]
Fernando Pimenta (closing)[2]
Rank:69
Gold:0
Silver:1
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1912

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]

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]

Athletics

See main article: article and 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]

Key
Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Arnaldo Abrantes200 m20.885Did not advance
    João Almeida110 m hurdles13.696Did not advance
    Luis Feiteira[5] Marathon2:19:4048
    Pedro Isidro50 km walk3:58:5940
    Jorge Paula400 m hurdles51.408Did not advance
    Alberto Paulo3000 m steeplechase8:40.7412Did not advance
    Rui Pedro SilvaMarathon
    align=left rowspan=2João Vieira20 km walk1:20:4111
    50 km walk
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Marcos ChuvaLong jump7.5528Did not advance
    Marco FortesShot put20.0715Did not advance
    Edi MaiaPole vault5.2024Did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Jéssica AugustoMarathon2:25:117
    Vera Barbosa400 m hurdles55.22 NR3 Q56.277Did not advance
    Marisa BarrosMarathon2:26:1313
    Ana Cabecinha20 km walk1:28:039
    Clarisse Cruz3000 m steeplechase9:30.065 q9:32.4411
    align=left rowspan=2Ana Dulce Félix10000 m
    Marathon2:28:1221
    Inês Henriques20 km walk1:29:5415
    align=left rowspan=2Sara Moreira5000 mDid not advance
    10000 m31:16.4414
    Vera Santos20 km walk1:35:5149
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Patrícia MamonaTriple jump14.1113Did not advance
    Irina RodriguesDiscus throw57.2332Did not advance
    Vânia SilvaHammer throw62.8135Did not advance
    Maria Leonor TavaresPole vault4.10=31Did not advance

    Badminton

    See main article: article and Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Pedro MartinsMen's singles
    L 21–14, 21–8    		2Did not advance
    Telma SantosWomen's singles
    W 21–9, 21–11
    L 21–12, 21–6    		2Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Fernando Pimenta
    Emanuel Silva    		K-2 200 mDid not advance
    K-2 1000 m3:13.7102 Q3:14.0173 FA3:09.699
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Teresa PortelaK-1 200 m42.6733 Q41.5623 FA46.5498
    K-1 500 m1:51.8872 Q1:53.0643 FB1:53.59711
    Beatriz Gomes
    Joana Vasconcelos    		K-2 500 m1:44.6602 Q1:43.3053 FA1:44.9246
    Beatriz Gomes
    Teresa Portela
    Helena Rodrigues
    Joana Vasconcelos    		K-4 500 m1:32.7852 FA1:33.4536
    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Manuel Cardosoalign=left rowspan=2Men's road race5:46:3749
    Rui Costa5:46:0513
    align=left rowspan=2Nelson OliveiraMen's road race5:46:3769
    Men's time trial54:41.5718

    Mountain biking

    Equestrian

    See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Jumping

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    Women

    Trampoline

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ScoreRankScoreRank
    Diogo GanchinhoMen's61.44015Did not advance
    Ana RenteWomen's100.27511Did not advance

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    João PinaMen's −73 kg
    L 0011–0102    		Did not advance
    Joana RamosWomen's −52 kg
    L 0000–1001    		Did not advance
    Telma MonteiroWomen's −57 kg
    L 0000–0001    		Did not advance
    Yahima RamirezWomen's −78 kg
    L 0100–0000    		Did not advance

    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    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

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    João RodriguesRS:X20169112372522203EL13214
    Gustavo LimaLaser2124273513183203413EL17322
    Álvaro Marinho
    Miguel Nunes    		470122165117173102810938
    Afonso Domingos
    Frederico Melo    		Star141515169107141014EL10815
    Women
  • Fleet racing
    • AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Carolina MendelblattRS:XDid not compete
    Sara CarmoLaser Radial32221720272032382824EL22228
    Match racing
    AthleteEventRound robinRankKnockoutsRank
    valign=middleQ-finalvalign=middleS-finalvalign=middleFinal
    Rita Gonçalves
    Mariana Lobato
    Diana Neves    		Elliott 6mLLLLLLWLLLL11Did not advance
    Open
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2João Costa[6] 10 m air pistol5838 Q682.37
    50 m pistol5599Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Joana Castelão38115Did not advance
    25 m pistol57133Did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: article and 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)):[7]

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Carlos Almeida100 m breaststroke1:01.4025Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Diogo Carvalho200 m individual medley2:00.4018Did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:23.0626Did not advance
    Arseniy Lavrentyev10 km open water1:51:37.219
    Simão Morgado100 m butterfly53.2632Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Pedro Oliveira200 m backstroke1:58.83 NR20Did not advance
    200 m butterfly1:58.4522Did not advance
    Tiago Venâncio200 m freestyle1:52.3634Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Sara Oliveira100 m butterfly1:00.4436Did not advance
    200 m butterfly2:11.5424Did not advance
    Ana Rodrigues100 m breaststroke1:10.6235Did not advance

    Table tennis

    See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    align=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    W 4–0
    L 0–4    		Did not advance
    João Monteiro
    L 2–4    		Did not advance
    Tiago Apolónia
    Marcos Freitas
    João Monteiro    		Men's team
    W 3–0
    L 2–3    		Did not advance
    Lei Huang MendesWomen's singles
    L 3–4    		Did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: article and Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Portugal qualified two triathletes for the men's event.

    AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
    Bruno Paisalign=left rowspan=2Men's18:570:4258:440:2932:301:51:2241
    João Silva17:220:3658:540:2630:331:47:519

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Telma Monteiro será a porta-estandarte da Missão Olímpica Londres 2012 na cerimónia de abertura dos Jogos. missaolondres2012.pt. Olympic Committee of Portugal. 11 August 2012. 12 July 2012.
    2. Web site: Fernando Pimenta será o porta-estandarte da Missão Olímpica Londres 2012 na cerimónia de encerramento dos Jogos. missaolondres2012.pt. Olympic Committee of Portugal. 11 August 2012. 11 August 2012.
    3. Web site: Missão Olímpica para os Jogos de Londres está oficialmente fechada. Olympic delegation for the London Games is officially closed. Olympic Committee of Portugal. 9 July 2012. pt. 9 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120711035707/http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/noticias/ultimas-noticias/missao-olimpica-para-os-jogos-de-londres-esta-oficialmente-fechada. 11 July 2012. dead.
    4. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
    5. Web site: Pedro Isidro e Luis Feiteira integrados na Missão Londres 2012. Olympic Committee of Portugal. 25 July 2012. 23 July 2012. pt. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120726171335/http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/noticias/ultimas-noticias/pedro-isidro-e-luis-feiteira-integrados-na-missao-londres-2012. 26 July 2012.
    6. Web site: Quota places by Nation and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 23 May 2011 . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405211236/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    7. Web site: Swimming World Rankings. FINA. 18 September 2011.

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