Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Atlanta
Competitors	107 (83 men and 24 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearers	Fernanda Ribeiro (opening) Carla Sacramento (closing)
Medals Ranked 47th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Portugal competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

A delegation with a record number of 107 competitors (83 men and 24 women) participated in 79 events across 18 sports.^[1] Two medals were won, one of them being Portugal's third Olympic gold, thanks to Fernanda Ribeiro's surprise victory in the women's 10000m over the 5000m Olympic champion Wang Junxia. This third Olympic title in the athletics reinforced Portugal's strength in this sport and in particular the long-distance endurance events. A bronze was achieved by the 470 class male team, reviving a successful sailing tradition in this nation's Olympic delegations.

In Atlanta, Portugal debuted in cycling, women's sailing classes, slalom canoeing, and in newly promoted beach volleyball, almost grabbing a bronze medal in the latter, on its first participation. In their second appearance, the tennis male team succumbed yet again on the first round to a Bahamian team. After 68 years, Portugal sent a football team to the Olympics and, in the end, it repeated Amsterdam's fourth place.

Medalists

Gold

• Fernanda Ribeiro — Athletics, Women's 10000m.

Bronze

• Hugo Rocha and Nuno Barreto — Sailing, Men's 470.

Archery

Men's Individual Competition:

• Nuno Pombo

• Ranking round — 650 pts (→ 35th)

Round	1st half	2nd half	Total
Pts	322	328	650

• Elimination rounds — 148 pts (→ 58th)

• 1/32 finals — Pawel Szymczak (POL) (→ lost by 152-148, did not advance)

Athletics

Men's events

100m:

• Luís Cunha

• Round 1 (heat 1) — 10.65 (→ 6th, did not advance)

800m:

• António Abrantes

• Round 1 (heat 5) — 1:47.73 (→ 5th, did not advance)

1500m:

• António Travassos

• Round 1 (heat 3) — 3:42.01 (→ 10th, did not advance)

• Luís Feiteira

• Round 1 (heat 4) — 3:38.09 (→ 5th, advanced as 4th fastest loser)
• Semi-final 1 — 3:40.31 (→ 11th, did not advance)

• Luís Jesus

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:44.65 (→ 7th, did not advance)

5000m:

• José Ramos

• Round 1 (heat 1) — 14:17.26 (→ 8th)
• Semi-final 1 — 14:24.81 (→ 15th, did not advance)

• Luís Jesus

• Round 1 (heat 3) — 14:08.87 (→ 11th, advanced as 9th fastest loser)
• Semi-final 2 — did not start

10000m:

• Alfredo Braz

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 28:50.58 (→ 14th, did not advance)

• Carlos Patrício

• Round 1 (heat 1) — 29:15.41 (→ 15th, did not advance)

• Paulo Guerra

• Round 1 (heat 2) — did not finish

Marathon:

• António Pinto — 2:16:41 (→ 14th)
• Domingos Castro — 2:18:03 (→ 25th)
• Manuel Matias — 2:20:58 (→ 46th)

20 km Walk:

• José Urbano — 1:25:32 (→ 31st)

50 km Walk:

• José Magalhães — 4:27:37 (→ 36th)

400m Hurdles:

• Carlos Silva

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 49.09s (→ 3rd, did not advance)

3000m Steeplechase:

• Eduardo Henriques

• Round 1 (heat 1) — 8:35.58 (→ 8th, did not advance)

• Vítor Almeida

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 8:48.16 (→ 11th, did not advance)

Long Jump:

• Carlos Calado

• Qualifying round (Group A) — 7,81 (→ 12th, did not advance)

1	2	3	Result
7,36	7,81	X	7,81

Pole Vault:

• Nuno Fernandes

• Qualifying round (Group A) — 5,60 (→ 10th, did not advance)

5,20	5,40	5,60	5,70	Result
XO	O	XXO	XXX	5,60

Triple Jump:

• Carlos Calado

• Qualifying round (Group A) — 16,65 (→ 10th, did not advance)

1	2	3	Result
16,43	16,65	X	16,65

Women's events

100m:

• Lucrécia Jardim

• Round 1 (heat 6) — 11.32 (→ 3rd)
• Round 2 (heat 2) — 11.37 (→ 4th)
• Semi-final 2 — 11.32 (→ 8th, did not advance)

200m:

• Lucrécia Jardim

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 22.95 (→ 3rd)
• Round 2 (heat 3) — 22.98 (→ 5th, did not advance)

800m:

• Eduarda Coelho

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 2:03.22 (→ 5th, did not advance)

1500m:

• Carla Sacramento

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 4:13.57 (→ 3rd)
• Semi-final 2 — 4:06.70 (→ 5th)
• Final — 4:03.91 (→ 6th)

5000m:

• Ana Dias

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 15:57.35 (→ 11th, did not advance)

10000m:

• Conceição Ferreira

• Round 1 (heat 1) — 33:40.76 (→ 14th, did not advance)

• Fernanda Ribeiro

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 31:36.32 (→ 3rd)
• Final — 31:01.63 OR (→ Gold Medal)

Marathon:

• Manuela Machado — 2:31:11 (→ 7th)
• Albertina Dias — 2:26:39 (→ 27th)
• Albertina Machado — 2:43:44 → (47th)

10 km Walk:

• Susana Feitor — 44:24 (→ 13th)

Discus Throw:

• Teresa Machado

• Qualifying round (Group A) — 62,02 (→ 5th)

1	2	3	Result
59,14	62,02		62,02

• Final — 61,38 (→ 10th)

1	2	3	Result
61,38	60,48	60,02	61,38

Shot Put:

• Teresa Machado

• Qualifying round (Group A) — 15,91 (→ 12th, did not advance)

1	2	3	Result
15,91	15,62	15,60	15,91

Beach volleyball

Men's Competition:

• João Brenha and Miguel Maia — 4th

• Round 1 — Michel Everaert and Sander Mulder (NED) (→ won by 15-8)
• Round 2 — Carl Henkel and Sinjin Smith (USA) (→ lost by 15-7)
• 17th place round — Javier Yuste Muniz and Miguel Angel Martin Prieto (ESP) (→ won by 15-8)
• 13th place round — Eduardo Esteban Martinez and Martin Alejo Conde (ARG) (→ won by 15-5)
• 9th place round — Emanuel Rego and José Marco de Melo Ferreira (BRA) (→ won by 15-12)
• 7th place round — Björn Maaseide and Jan Kvalheim (NOR) (→ won by 15-3)
• 5th place round — Carl Henkel and Sinjin Smith (USA) (→ won by 15-13)
• Semi-finals — Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh (USA) (→ lost by 15-13)
• Bronze medal match — John Child and Mark Heese (CAN) (→ lost by 12-5, 12-8)

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

Men

Cycling

Men's Road Race:

• Cândido Barbosa — 5:01:29 (→ 112th)
• José Azevedo — did not finish
• Nuno Marta — 4:56:49 (→ 78th)
• Orlando Rodrigues — 4:56:45 (→ 39th)
• Pedro Lopes — 4:56:45 (→ 48th)

Women's Road Race:

• Ana Barros — 2:37:06 (→ 23rd)

Equestrianism

Individual Jumping:

• António Vozone

• Qualifying round — 13.75 penalty pts (→ 69th)

Time	Penalties			Rank
	Obstacle	Time	Total
111.50	12	1.75	13.75	69th

• Miguel Leal

• Qualifying round — 12.00 penalty pts (→ 59th)

Time	Penalties			Rank
	Obstacle	Time	Total
102.37	12	0.00	12.00	59th

Fencing

One male fencer represented Portugal in 1996.

Men's épée

• Nuno Frazão

• Round A — Vitally Zakharov (BLR) (→ lost by 15-11, did not advance)

Football

Men's Competition:

• Afonso Martins, Litos, Dani, Kenedy, Emílio Peixe, Hugo Porfírio, José Dominguez, Calado, José Vidigal, Andrade, Nuno Afonso, Nuno Gomes, Nuno Espírito Santo, Paulo Alves, Costinha, Beto, Rui Bento and Rui Jorge — 4th

• Group stage (A) — 5 pts (→ 2nd, 1 scored goal less than Argentina)

• July 20 | Washington D.C. — Tunisia (→ won by 2-0; goals by: Afonso Agra)
• July 22 | Washington D.C. — Argentina (→ draw 1-1; goals by: Nuno Ribeiro)
• July 24 | Washington D.C. — United States (→ draw 1-1; goals by: Paulo Alves)

• Quarter-finals

• July 27 | Miami, Florida — France (→ won by 2-1; goals by: Nuno Rocha, José Silva)

• Semi-finals

• July 30 | Athens, Georgia — Argentina (→ lost by 2-0)

• Bronze medal match

• August 2 | Athens, Georgia — Brazil (→ lost by 5-0)

Gymnastics

Women's Individual All-Round Competition:

• Diana Teixeira — 72.609 pts (→ 66th)

Round	Balance Beam	Vault	Uneven Bars	Floor	Total
Ia	8.812	9.425	9.112	9.187	36.536
Ib	8.437	9.337	9.437	8.862	36.073
Total (Rank)	17.249 (81st)	18.762 (55th)	18.549 (66th)	18.049 (86th)	72.609

Judo

Men's Extra Lightweight (–60 kg):

• Pedro Caravana

Pool A

• Round 1 — Ewan Beaton (CAN) (→ won by waza-ari)
• Round 2 — Nigel Donohue (GBR) (→ lost by ippon)

Men's Half Lightweight (–65 kg):

• Michel Almeida

Pool A

• Round 1 — Jose Perez (PUR) (→ won by ippon)
• Round 2 — Francesco Giorgi (ITA) (→ won by koka)
• Round 3 — Taro Tan (CAN) (→ won by yuko)
• 1/4 finals — Udo Quellmalz (GER) (→ lost by ippon)

Repêchage A

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Bye
• Round 3 — Israel Hernández Plana (CUB) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)

Men's Lightweight (–71 kg):

• Guilherme Bentes

Pool A

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Loris Mularoni (SMR) (→ won by ippon)
• Round 3 — Vladimeri Dgebuadze (GEO) (→ lost by yusei-gachi, did not advance)

Men's Half Heavyweight (–95 kg):

• Pedro Soares

Pool A

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Detlef Knorrek (GER) (→ won by ippon)
• Round 3 — A. Sanchez Armentero (CUB) (→ won by ippon)
• 1/4 finals — Pawel Nastula (POL) (→ lost by ippon)

Repêchage A

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Bye
• Round 3 — Antal Kovács (HUN) (→ lost by shido, did not advance)

Women's Lightweight (–56 kg):

• Filipa Cavalleri

Pool B

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Ai-Chun Huang (TPE) (→ lost by yusei-gachi)

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Manuel Barroso — 5246 pts (→ 19th)

Event	Fencing			Swimming		Shooting		Cross-country		Riding		Total
	Vict.	Def.	Pen.	Time	Pen.	Hits	Pen.	Time	Pen.	Time	Pen.
	11	20	0	3:23.35	0	171	0	12:45.69	0	75.07	30
Pts (Rank)	670 (28th)			1248 (19th)		988 (24th)		1270 (7th)		1070 (5th)		5246 (19th)

Rowing

Men's Lightweight Coxless Four:

• Henrique Baixinho, João Fernandes, Manuel Fernandes (stern) and Samuel Aguiar (bow)

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 7:37.13 (→ 6th)
• Repêchage 3 — 6:15.82 (→ 5th)
• Final C — 6:27.07 (→ 3rd, 15th overall)

Sailing

Men's events

Finn:

• Vasco Batista — 129 pts (→ 22nd)

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Net
Place	16th	23rd	23rd	22nd	26th	7th	22nd	14th	16th	9th
Pts	16	23	23	22	26	7	22	14	16	9	178	129

Mistral:

• João Rodrigues — 42 pts (→ 7th)

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	Net
Place	14th	8th	9th	5th	2nd	4th	6th	12th	8th
Pts	14	8	9	5	2	4	6	12	8	68	42

470:

• Hugo Rocha (skipper) and Nuno Barreto — 62 pts (→ Bronze Medal)

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Net
Place	5th	10th	17th	7th	4th	8th	9th	5th	2nd	12th	15th
Pts	5	10	17	7	4	8	9	5	2	12	15	94	62

Women's events

Europe:

• Joana Pratas — 209 pts (→ 25th)

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Net
Place	25th	24th	23rd	27th	25th	23rd	16th	24th	24th	25th	26th
Pts	25	24	23	27	25	23	16	24	24	25	26	262	209

Mistral:

• Catarina Fagundes — 133 pts (→ 21st)

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	Net
Place	False start	16th	19th	21st	15th	23rd	23rd	19th	20th
Pts	28	16	19	21	15	23	23	19	20	184	133

Open events

Laser:

• Vasco Serpa — 74 pts (→ 7th)

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Net
Place	8th	3rd	10th	False start	3rd	9th	11th	11th	12th	16th	7th
Pts	8	3	10	57	3	9	11	11	12	16	7	147	74

Star:

• Diogo Cayolla and Raul Costa — 129 pts(→ 21st)

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Net
Place	19th	15th	16th	15th	18th	14th	20th	18th	21st	14th
Pts	19	15	16	15	18	14	20	18	21	14	170	129

Shooting

Men's Trap:

• João Rebelo

• Preliminary round — 120 hits (→ 13th, did not advance)

Round	1	2	3	4	5	Total
Hits	25	23	22	25	25	120

• Manuel Vieira

• Preliminary round — 122 hits (→ 5th, did not advance)

Round	1	2	3	4	5	Total
Hits	24	23	25	25	25	122

Women's 10m Air Rifle:

• Carla Ribeiro

• Preliminary round — 375hits (→ 48th, did not advance)

Round	1	2	3	4	Total
Hits	95	93	91	96	375

• Sara Antunes

• Preliminary round — 377 hits (→ 47th, did not advance)

Round	1	2	3	4	Total
Hits	91	94	93	99	377

Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions:

• Carla Ribeiro

• Preliminary round — 568 hits (→ 32nd, did not advance)

Position	Prone	Knee	Standing	Total
Hits	197	180	191	568

• Sara Antunes

• Preliminary round — 571 hits (→ 29th, did not advance)

Position	Prone	Knee	Standing	Total
Hits	195	185	191	571

Swimming

Men's events

50m Freestyle:

• Paulo Trindade

• Heats (heat 5) — 23.73 (→ 5th, did not advance – 41st overall)

1500m Freestyle:

• Pedro Ferreira

• Heats (heat 2) — 16:34.55 (→ 7th, did not advance)

100m Backstroke:

• Nuno Laurentino

• Heats (heat 4) — 57.59 (→ 7th, did not advance – 31st overall)

200m Backstroke:

• Nuno Laurentino

• Heats (heat 3) — 2:05.95 (→ 7th, did not advance – 29th overall)

200m Breaststroke:

• José Couto

• Heats (heat 2) — 2:17.28 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 18th overall)

200m Butterfly:

• Diogo Madeira

• Heats (heat 3) — 2:01.58 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 25th overall)

4×100m Medley Relay:

• José Couto, Miguel Cabrita, Miguel Machado and Nuno Laurentino

• Heats (heat 4) — disqualified

Women's events

200m Freestyle:

• Ana Alegria

• Heats (heat 3) — 2:05.16 (→ 4th, did not advance – 29th overall)

400m Freestyle:

• Ana Alegria

• Heats (heat 2) — 4:27.19 (→ 8th, did not advance)

100m Backstroke:

• Maria Santos

• Heats (heat 5) — 1:04.84 (→ 8th, did not advance – 22nd overall)

200m Backstroke:

• Petra Chaves

• Heats (heat 2) — 2:20.49 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 26th overall)

200m Breaststroke:

• Joana Soutinho

• Heats (heat 2) — 1:13.73 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 34th overall)

100m Butterfly:

• Ana Francisco

• Heats (heat 2) — 1:02.98 (→ 1st, did not advance – 26th overall)

200m Butterfly:

• Ana Francisco

• Heats (heat 3) — 2:17.61 (→ 7th, did not advance)

200m Individual Medley:

• Petra Chaves

• Heats (heat 2) — 2:22.03 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 33rd overall)

4×100m Medley Relay:

• Ana Alegria, Ana Francisco, Joana Soutinho and Maria Santos

• Heats (heat 3) — 4:21.61 (→ 7th, did not advance – 21st overall)

Tennis

Men's Doubles Competition:

• Bernardo Mota and Emanuel Couto

• Round 1 — Mark Knowles and Roger Smith (BAH) (→ lost by 7-6, 7-6 – did not advance)

Weightlifting

Men's Bantamweight (–59 kg):

• Nuno Alves

Group B — 237,5 kg (→ 14th)

Event	Attempt			Result
	1	2	3
Snatch				102,5
Clean & Jerk				135,0
Total				237,5

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (–57 kg):

• David Maia

• Round 1 — Luis Sarmiento Hernández (CUB) (→ lost by 5-0)
• Round 2 — Armando Fernández (MEX) (→ lost by 7-3, did not advance)

Officials

• Vítor Fonseca da Mota (chief of mission)
• Avelino Corbal Simões Azevedo (beach volleyball)
• Nelo Vingada (football coach)
• Agostinho Oliveira (football coach)