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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's 100 m Cycling Men's road race Athletics Men's 1500 m
Athletics
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).
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAlberto ChaíçaMarathoncolspan=6 2:14:178Jorge Costa50 km walkcolspan=6 4:12:2434Manuel Damião1500 m3:39.948 qcolspan=2 3:37.168Did not advancePedro Martins50 km walkcolspan=6 Edivaldo Monteiro400 m hurdles49.534 qcolspan=2 49.267Did not advanceFrancis Obikwelu100 m10.091 Q9.93 NR1 Q9.972 Q9.86 NR 200 m20.402 Q20.331 Q20.362 Q20.145João Pires800 m1:46.716colspan=2 Did not advanceLuís Sá110 m hurdles14.018Did not advanceManuel Silva3000 m steeplechase8:38.3111colspan=4 Did not advanceRui Silva1500 m3:37.982 Qcolspan=2 3:40.992 Q3:34.68João Vieira20 km walkcolspan=6 1:22:1910
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGaspar AraújoLong jump7.4933Did not advanceVítor CostaHammer throw72.4727Did not advanceNelson ÉvoraTriple jump15.7240Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAna DiasMarathoncolspan=4 3:08:1162Susana Feitor20 km walkcolspan=4 1:32:4720Maribel Gonçalvescolspan=4 1:33:5926Inês Henriquescolspan=4 1:33:5325Inês Monteiro5000 m16:03.7518colspan=2 Did not advanceFernanda Ribeiro10000 mcolspan=4 Carla Sacramento1500 m4:07.738 q4:10.8510Did not advanceHelena SampaioMarathoncolspan=4 2:49:1847Nédia Semedo800 m2:02.615Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTeresa MachadoDiscus throw58.4723Did not advanceVânia SilvaHammer throw63.8134Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankNaide GomesResult13.581.8514.7125.466.1040.752:20.05615113Points10391041841845880682823
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMarco VasconcelosMen's singlesL 5–15, 5–15Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEmanuel SilvaMen's K-1 500 m1:40.0674 q1:43.0517Did not advanceMen's K-1 1000 m3:29.8543 q3:29.9423 Q3:33.8627 Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankGonçalo AmorimMen's road raceDid not finishCândido BarbosaDid not finishSérgio PaulinhoMen's road race5:41:45Men's time trial1:01:25.6325Nuno RibeiroMen's road race5:41:5627
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankCarlos GraveLaughton HillsIndividual72.807012.8085.604911.0096.6046Did not advance96.6046
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankJoão GomesIndividual foilL 14–15Did not advance
Football
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankFilipe BezugoAll-around8.9878.5258.9628.9258.2629.26252.92343Did not advance
Trampoline AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankNuno MerinoMen's66.908 Q40.106
Judo
Four Portuguese judoka (three men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoão Pina−66 kgW 1100–0010W 0011–0001L 0001–1001Did not advanceW 0030–0001L 0010–0020Did not advanceJoão Neto−73 kgW 0011–0010W 1020–0001L 0000–1000Did not advanceW 1110–0020L 0000–1010Did not advanceNuno Delgado−81 kgL 0002–0010Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTelma Monteiro−52 kgW 1000–0000W 1010–0000L 0000–0001Did not advanceL 0000–1000Did not advance
Sailing
Portuguese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*João RodriguesMistral102229354OCS788786Álvaro MarinhoMiguel Nunes47022520211089120181037
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Joana PratasEurope2241722241612OCS2292116922
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Gustavo LimaLaser1157281419642119885Nuno BarretoDiogo CayollaTornadoDNC16141612131215116712216 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Two Portuguese shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankJoão Costa10 m air pistol578=17Did not advance50 m pistol556=12Did not advanceCustódio EzequielTrap115=21Did not advance
Swimming
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 AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFernando Costa1500 m freestyle15:32.5521colspan=2 Did not advanceJosé Couto100 m breaststroke1:03.7233Did not advanceLuís Monteiro200 m freestyle1:51.7829Did not advanceSimão Morgado100 m butterfly53.5324Did not advancePedro Silva50 m freestyle23.23=36Did not advanceTiago Venâncio100 m freestyle50.1826Did not advanceJoão AraújoLuís MonteiroAdriano NizMiguel Pires4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:27.99 NR14colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRaquel Felgueiras200 m butterfly2:13.0820Did not advanceDiana Gomes100 m breaststroke1:11.40=24Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:34.2323Did not advance
Triathlon
Portugal sent a single triathlete to Athens.
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankVanessa FernandesWomen's19:200:211:11:070:2335:482:06:15.398
Volleyball
Beach
AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJoão BrenhaMiguel MaiaMen'sPool FL 1 – 2 (13–21, 21–16, 15–5)W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–19)L 0 – 2 (20–22, 20–22)3 QL 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21)Did not advance
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHugo Passos−60 kgL 0–4 L 0–5 3Did not advance21
See also Portugal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Olympic Committee of Portugal