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Portugal At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Portugal competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. A delegation of 71 competitors, 68 men and 3 women, took part in 45 events in 10 sports. The sailing team won the nation's only medal at these Olympics (bronze). For the first time, Portugal participated in the Gymnastics events and, also for the first time, with three female competitors. Medalists Bronze * Francisco de Andrade and Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiúza — Sailing, Star. Athletics Men's 100m: * R. Maia — 1st round: 6th (heat 11) * T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 5th (heat 5) Men's 200m: * E. Eleutério — 1st round: 5th (heat 5) * F. Casimiro — 1st round: 4th (heat 15) Men's 400m: * F. Casimiro — 1st round: 7th (heat 6) Men's 400m Hurdles: * Fernando Fernandes — 1st round: 4th (heat 7) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay: * E. Eleutério, F. Casimiro, R. Maia and T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 6th (heat 1) Men's triple jump: * E. Lopes — qualifiers: 13th (heat 1) * R. Ramos — 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Committee Of Portugal
The Olympic Committee of Portugal ( pt, Comité Olímpico de Portugal ; acronym: COP) is a non-profit organisation of public utility, which serves as the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Portugal. It was founded on October 26, 1909, to ensure a timely, methodical and state-sponsored participation at the Games of the V Olympiad, in Stockholm. Thus, it was the 13th nation to join the Olympic Movement. As a NOC, its responsibilities include the setup and management of a delegation for the Olympic Games, and fundraising to support Olympic-related sports development programmes, by cooperation with public and private entities. A universe of 64 national sports federations is assembled under the COP's wing as members with voting power. This intimate relationship with the federations helps carrying their interests close to the government and official organisms, and ensures their active and decisive intervention on the committee's internal affairs. The current president is José Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |