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Portugal at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codePOR
NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors92 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Telma Monteiro
Nelson Évora [1]
Flag bearer (closing) Pedro Pichardo
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview)

Portugal competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Portuguese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's debut in 1912.

These were the most successful Olympic Games for Portugal as its delegation won a total of four medals, surpassing the three medals of Los Angeles 1984 and Athens 2004. For the first time ever, Portugal won at least one medal of each kind and reached the podium in more than two sports in the same Games.

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Pedro Pichardo Athletics Men's triple jump 5 August
 Silver Patrícia Mamona Athletics Women's triple jump 1 August
 Bronze Jorge Fonseca Judo Men's 100 kg 29 July
 Bronze Fernando Pimenta Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres 3 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 13 20
Canoeing 6 2 8
Cycling 2 2 4
Equestrian 2 2 4
Gymnastics 1 1 2
Handball 14 0 14
Judo 2 6 8
Rowing 2 0 2
Sailing 4 1 5
Shooting 1 0 1
Skateboarding 1 0 1
Surfing 1 2 3
Swimming 5 4 9
Table tennis 3 2 5
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Tennis 2 0 2
Triathlon 2 1 3
Total 56 36 92

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portuguese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Carlos Nascimento 100 m Bye 10.37 7 Did not advance
Ricardo dos Santos 400 m 46.83 7 — Did not advance
João Vieira 50 km walk — 3:51:28 5
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lorène Bazolo 100 m Bye 11.31 4 Did not advance
200 m 23.21 2 Q — 23.20 7 Did not advance
Cátia Azevedo 400 m 51.26 3 Q — 51.32 7 Did not advance
Salomé Afonso 1500 m 4:10.80 13 — Did not advance
Marta Pen 4:07.33 10 qJ 4:04.15 10 Did not advance
Sara Moreira Marathon — DNF
Catarina Ribeiro 2:55:01 70
Carla Salomé Rocha 2:34:52 30
Ana Cabecinha 20 km walk — 1:34:08 20
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nelson Évora Triple jump 15.39 27 Did not advance
Tiago Pereira 16.71 16 Did not advance
Pedro Pichardo 17.71 1 Q 17.98 NR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Francisco Belo Shot put 20.58 16 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Patrícia Mamona Triple jump 14.54 4 Q 15.01 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Evelise Veiga 13.93 19 Did not advance
Auriol Dongmo Shot put 18.80 8 Q 19.57 4
Liliana Cá Discus throw 62.85 8 q 63.93 5
Irina Rodrigues 57.03 25 Did not advance

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Slalom

Portugal qualified one canoeist for the men's K-1 class by finishing in the top eighteen at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. [5]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Antoine Launay Men's K-1 95.68 10 93.50 11 93.50 12 Q 98.88 11 Did not advance

Sprint

Portuguese canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. [6]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fernando Pimenta Men's K-1 1000 m 3:40.323 1 SF Bye 3:22.942 1 FA 3:22.478 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Messias Baptista
João Ribeiro
Emanuel Silva
David Varela 		Men's K-4 500 m 1:25.515 5 QF 1:24.325 4 SF 1:25.268 4 FA 1:25.324 8
Teresa Portela Women's K-1 200 m 42.050 2 SF Bye 39.301 6 FB 39.562 10
Women's K-1 500 m 1:48.727 2 SF Bye 1:52.557 2 FA 1:55.814 7
Joana Vasconcelos Women's K-1 200 m 43.059 5 QF 43.379 4 Did not advance
Women's K-1 500 m 1:57.513 5 QF 1:56.622 6 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Portugal entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
João Almeida Men's road race 6:09:04 13
Men's time trial 58:33.97 16
Nelson Oliveira Men's road race 6:15:38 41
Men's time trial 58:59.22 21

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Portugal entered one rider to compete in the women's omnium based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings. [8]

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Maria Martins Women's omnium 6 30 8 26 5 32 5 7 95 7

Mountain biking

Portugal entered one mountain biker to compete in the women's cross-country race by finishing in the top two of the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Raquel Queirós Women's cross-country 1:27:46 27

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team dressage competition by finishing eighth overall and securing the last of three available berths for Group A and B at the European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [9] MeanwhIle, one jumping rider was added to the Portuguese roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups B (South Western Europe). [10]

Dressage

The Portuguese dressage team was named on June 11, 2021. Carlos Pinto and Sultao Menezes have been named the travelling reserves. [11]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Maria Caetano Fenix de Tineo Individual 70.311 27 — did not advance
João Miguel Torrão Equador 70.186 29 did not advance
Rodrigo Torres Fogoso 72.624 17 q 74.143 83.743 78.943 16
Maria Caetano
João Miguel Torrão
Rodrigo Torres 		See above Team 6862.5 7 Q 6965.5 8 — 6965.5 8

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Luciana Diniz Vertigo du Desert Individual 0 =1 Q 4 84.69 10

Gymnastics

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic

Portugal entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Ana Filipa Martins booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing last out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [12]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ana Filipa Martins All-around 13.466 14.300 11.866 12.666 52.298 43 Did not advance

Trampoline

Portugal entered one trampoline gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Diogo Abreu claimed an Olympic spot in the men's event at the 2021 FIG World Cup in Brescia.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Diogo Abreu Men's 93.420 11 Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

  • ET: After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Portugal men's Men's tournament   Egypt
L 31–37 		  Bahrain
W 26–25 		  Sweden
L 28–29 		  Denmark
L 28–34 		  Japan
L 30–31 		5 Did not advance

Men's tournament

Main articles: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Portugal men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Montpellier leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament, marking the country's debut in the sport. [13]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 13 July 2021. [14]

Head coach: Paulo Pereira

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 RW Pedro Portela (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 31) 1.86 m 90 295 France Tremblay-en-France Handball
5 LB Gilberto Duarte (1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 31) 1.97 m 101 295 France Montpellier Handball
8 P Victor Iturriza (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 31) 1.93 m 15 51 Portugal FC Porto
9 RB João Ferraz (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 31) 1.98 m 94 156 Switzerland HSC Suhr Aarau
10 CB Miguel Martins (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 (aged 23) 1.92 m 56 129 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged
14 CB Rui Silva (1993-04-28)28 April 1993 (aged 28) 1.86 m 93 147 Portugal FC Porto
15 P Daymaro Salina (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 33) 2.00 m 57 100 Portugal FC Porto
16 GK Humberto Gomes (1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 43) 1.93 m 85 0 Portugal Póvoa AC
22 P Alexis Borges (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 29) 1.96 m 39 65 Portugal S.L. Benfica
23 LW Diogo Branquinho (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 26) 1.85 m 55 130 Portugal FC Porto
25 RW António Areia (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 31) 1.90 m 58 163 Portugal FC Porto
27 LB André Gomes (1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 22) 1.92 m 32 82 Portugal FC Porto
41 GK Gustavo Capdeville (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 23) 1.90 m 14 0 Portugal S.L. Benfica
82 P Luís Frade (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 22) 1.94 m 29 38 Spain Barcelona
88 LB Fábio Magalhães (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 33) 1.94 m 152 315 Portugal FC Porto
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 5 4 0 1 174 139 +35 8 [a] Quarter-finals
2   Egypt 5 4 0 1 154 134 +20 8 [a]
3   Sweden 5 4 0 1 144 142 +2 8 [a]
4   Bahrain 5 1 0 4 129 149 −20 2 [b]
5   Portugal 5 1 0 4 143 156 −13 2 [b]
6   Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 146 170 −24 2 [b]
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
  2. ^ a b c Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
24 July 2021
19:30 		Portugal  31–37   Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski ( MKD)
Ferraz 6 (15–15) Hesham 7
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26 July 2021
19:30 		Bahrain  25–26   Portugal Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies ( GER)
Habib 8 (15–14) Portela 6
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28 July 2021
11:00 		Sweden  29–28   Portugal Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso ( ESP)
Ekberg 9 (14–14) three players 4
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30 July 2021
19:30 		Portugal  28–34   Denmark Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov ( MKD)
Branquinho 4 (19–20) M. Hansen 9
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1 August 2021
09:00 		Portugal  30–31   Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah ( SUI)
four players 4 (14–16) R. Tokuda 6
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Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal qualified eight judoka (two men and six women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. All of them, with Telma Monteiro (women's lightweight, 57 kg) leading the nation's roster at her fifth straight Olympics, were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [15] [16]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Anri Egutidze −81 kg   Borchashvili ( AUT)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Jorge Fonseca −100 kg Bye   Nikiforov ( BEL)
W 10–00 		  Ilyasov ( ROC)
W 01–00 		  Cho G-h ( KOR)
L 00–01 		Bye   El Nahas ( CAN)
W 01–00 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Catarina Costa −48 kg   Gurbanli ( AZE)
W 10–00 		  Li ( CHN)
W 10–00 		  Bilodid ( UKR)
L 00–10 		—   Pareto ( ARG)
W 10–00 		  Mönkhbatyn ( MGL)
L 00–10 		5
Joana Ramos −52 kg   Delgado ( USA)
L 00–10 		did not advance
Telma Monteiro −57 kg   Dabonne ( CIV)
W 10–00 		  Kowalczyk ( POL)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Bárbara Timo −70 kg   Drysdale Daley ( JAM)
W 10–00 		  Matić ( CRO)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Patrícia Sampaio −78 kg   León ( VEN)
W 10–00 		  Wagner ( GER)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Rochele Nunes +78 kg   Mojica ( PUR)
W 01–00 		  Ortíz ( CUB)
L 00–01 		Did not advance

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the first of two berths available at the 2021 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy. [17]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Afonso Costa
Pedro Fraga 		Men's lightweight double sculls 6:44.09 3 R 6:39.95 4 FC — 6:24.44 13

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

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portuguese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. [18]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Diogo Costa
Pedro Costa 		Men's 470 13 10 15 14 1 13 10 16 12 17 — EL 104 15
José Costa
Jorge Lima 		Men's 49er 11 6 9 6 5 20 5 10 1 11 4 4 OCS 94 7
Carolina João Women's Laser Radial 32 34 28 30 36 13 26 31 21 14 — EL 229 34

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portuguese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [19]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
João Azevedo Men's trap 120 20 Did not advance

Skateboarding

Main articles: Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal entered one skateboarder into the Olympic competition. Gustavo Ribeiro booked a spot in the men's street as one of the top 16 skateboarders vying for qualification in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings on 30 June 2021. [20]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Gustavo Ribeiro Men's street 32.66 8 Q 15.05 8

Surfing

Main articles: Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal sent three surfers to compete at the Games. Frederico Morais secured a qualification slot in the men's shortboard event for his nation, as the highest-ranked surfer from Europe at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan. [21] On the women's side, Teresa Bonvalot and Yoland Sequeira completed the nation's surfing lineup by scoring a top-two finish within their heat at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador. [22]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Frederico Morais Men's shortboard Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test
Teresa Bonvalot Women's shortboard 9.80 2 Q Bye   Lima ( BRA)
L 7.50–12.17 		Did not advance
Yolanda Hopkins 9.24 4 q 12.23 1 Q   Defay ( FRA)
W 10.84–9.40 		  Buitendag ( RSA)
L 5.46–9.50 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portuguese swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [23] [24]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tiago Campos 10 km open water — 1:59:42.0 23
Gabriel Lopes 200 m individual medley 1:58.56 21 Did not advance
José Paulo Lopes 800 m freestyle 7:56.15 23 — Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:16.52 20 — Did not advance
Alexis Santos 200 m individual medley 1:59.32 28 Did not advance
Francisco Santos 100 m backstroke 54.35 28 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:58.58 22 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Angélica André 10 km open water — 2:04:40.7 17
Diana Durães 1500 m freestyle 16:29.15 23 — Did not advance
Tamila Holub 800 m freestyle 8:40.04 25 — Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:25.16 22 — Did not advance
Ana Monteiro 200 m butterfly 2:11.45 14 Q 2:09.82 11 Did not advance

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal entered five athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament. [25] On the women's side, Rio 2016 Olympian Fu Yu scored an outright semifinal victory to book one of three Olympic spots available at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. [26] Shao Jieni was automatically selected among the top ten table tennis players vying for qualification to join Yu in the same event based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings of June 1, 2021. [27]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tiago Apolónia Men's singles Bye   Omotayo ( NGR)
W 4–0 		  Achanta ( IND)
L 2–4 		did not advance
Marcos Freitas Bye   Habesohn ( AUT)
W 4–3 		  Fan Zd ( CHN)
L 1–4 		did not advance
Tiago Apolónia
Marcos Freitas
João Monteiro 		Men's team —   Germany (GER)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Fu Yu Women's singles Bye   Mukherjee ( IND)
W 4–0 		  Ito ( JPN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Shao Jieni Bye   Kaellberg ( SWE)
W 4–3 		  Yu My ( SGP)
L 0–4 		did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian and double world medalist Rui Bragança secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [28]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Rui Bragança Men's −58 kg   Vicente ( ESP)
L 9–24 		did not advance

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. João Sousa (world no. 109) accepted a spare berth previously allocated by one of the original official entrants, with Pedro (world no. 108) topping the list of tennis players vying for qualification from Europe, to compete in the men's singles based on the ATP World Rankings. Additionally, they opted to play together in the men's doubles. [29]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
João Sousa Men's singles   Macháč ( CZE)
L 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6 		did not advance
Pedro Sousa   Davidovich ( ESP)
L 3–6, 0–6 		did not advance
João Sousa
Pedro Sousa 		Men's doubles —   McLachlan /
Nishikori ( JPN)
L 1–6, 4–6 		Did not advance

Triathlon

Main articles: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Portugal entered three triathletes (two men and one woman) to compete at the Olympics. Two-time Olympian João Pedro Silva, Rio 2016 Olympian João José Pereira, and rookie Melanie Santos were selected among the top 26 triathletes vying for qualification in their respective events based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021. [30]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
João José Pereira Men's 17:56 0:38 56:31 0:31 32:27 1:48:03 27
João Silva 17:55 0:41 56:30 0:31 31:53 1:47:30 23
Melanie Santos Women's 19:32 0:41 1:05:07 0:33 36:13 2:02:06 22

See also

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