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Portugal At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Portugal competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. A delegation of nineteen competitors participated in six sports, conquering, for the first time, two silver medals in one Olympiad and one olympic medal in the athletics. The long-distance runner and future marathon olympic champion Carlos Lopes conquered, here in Montreal, the first of its two olympic medals. Medalists Silver * Carlos Lopes — Athletics, 10000m * Armando Silva Marques — Shooting, Trap Results by event Athletics Men's 400m: * José de Jesus Carvalho :* Round 1 (heat 6) — 48.47 (→ 7th, did not advance) Men's 800m: * Fernando Mamede :* Round 1 (heat 2) — 1:49.58 (→ 5th, did not advance) Men's 1500m: * Fernando Mamede :* Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:37.98 (→ 3rd) :* Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:42.59 (→ 8th, did not advance) * Helder Baiona de Jesus :* Round 1 (heat 1) — 3:44.20 (→ 2nd) :* Semi-final (heat 2) — 3:47.37 (→ 8th, did not advance) Men's 5000m: * Aniceto Silva Si ... [...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] |