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's first participation in the

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. The nation was represented by a delegation of six competitors, who took part in three sports but failed to win a medal. The Portuguese debut participation was marked by the death of flag bearer

Francisco Lázaro Francisco Lázaro (21 January 1888 – 15 July 1912) was a Portuguese Olympic marathon runner and Portugal's standard-bearer in their first-ever participation at the Olympic Games, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Like all the Ol ...

, who succumbed t
electrolytic imbalance
after the marathon race.

Athletics

4 athletes represented Portugal in the nation's Olympic debut. Lázaro collapsed during the marathon due to his use of wax to prevent sweating; he died the next morning.
/ref> Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Fencing

A single fencer represented Portugal in that nation's Olympic debut. Fernando Correia was disqualified in the first round of the épée competition.

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Portugal's Olympic debut included two wrestlers. Both wrestlers lost their first bout, won their second, and lost their third to be eliminated.

Officials

* Fernando Correia (chief of mission)

References

*Stockholm Organizing Committee for the Games of the V Olympiad (1913)
Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912
(Retrieved on November 2, 2006)
International Olympic Committee - Olympic medal winners database
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