Portugal
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competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki
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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
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Francisco de Andrade
Francisco Augusto D'Andrade, or De Andrade, (11 January 1856 – 8 February 1921) was a Portuguese baritone who sang leading roles in opera houses throughout Europe, including five years as the principal baritone at the Royal Italian Opera in ...
and
Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiúza — Sailing, Star.
Athletics
Men's 100m:
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R. Maia — 1st round: 6th (heat 11)
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T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)
Men's 200m:
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E. Eleutério — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)
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F. Casimiro — 1st round: 4th (heat 15)
Men's 400m:
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F. Casimiro — 1st round: 7th (heat 6)
Men's 400m Hurdles:
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Fernando Fernandes — 1st round: 4th (heat 7)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay:
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E. Eleutério,
F. Casimiro,
R. Maia and
T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 6th (heat 1)
Men's triple jump:
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E. Lopes — qualifiers: 13th (heat 1)
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R. Ramos — 12th (14,69)
Men's Decathlon:
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Fernando Fernandes — 16th (5604 points)
Equestrian
Men's Individual Dressage:
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A. Reymão Nogueira — 20th (429,5 points)
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Fernando Paes
Fernando Paes (24 May 1907 – 19 May 1972) was a Portuguese equestrian. He placed ninth in individual dressage, and won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also competed in eventing at the 1948 Olympics. ...
- 26th (346 points)
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Francisco Valadas Jr. — 21st (422 points)
Men's Team Dressage:
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A. Reymão Nogueira,
Fernando Paes
Fernando Paes (24 May 1907 – 19 May 1972) was a Portuguese equestrian. He placed ninth in individual dressage, and won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also competed in eventing at the 1948 Olympics. ...
and
Francisco Valadas Jr. — 8th (1196,5 points)
Men's Individual Eventing:
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António Pereira de Almeida — 23rd (216,2 points)
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Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 19th (183 points)
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Joaquim Duarte Silva
Joaquim Miguel Matos Fernandes Duarte Silva (17 March 1924 – 16 June 2007) was a Portuguese equestrian. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東 ...
— 24th (218,8 points)
Men's Team Eventing:
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António Pereira de Almeida,
Fernando Marques Cavaleiro and
Joaquim Duarte Silva
Joaquim Miguel Matos Fernandes Duarte Silva (17 March 1924 – 16 June 2007) was a Portuguese equestrian. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東 ...
— 4th (618 points)
Men's Individual Jumping:
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Henrique Alves Calado — 16th (20 points)
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J. Alves Carvalhosa — 26th (24 points)
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J. Craveiro Lopes — 19th (20 points)
Men's Team Jumping:
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Henrique Alves Calado,
J. Alves Carvalhosa and
J. Craveiro Lopes — 8th (64 points)
Fencing
Ten fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1952.
;
Men's épée
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Álvaro Pinto
Álvaro Pinto (4 April 1907 – 1956) was a Portuguese épée fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
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1907 births
1956 deaths
Portuguese male épée fenc ...
— 2nd round: 9th (poule 1)
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Carlos Dias — 2nd round: 9th (poule 3)
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Álvaro Mário Mourão — semi-final: 9th (poule 1)
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Men's team épée
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Álvaro Pinto
Álvaro Pinto (4 April 1907 – 1956) was a Portuguese épée fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
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1907 births
1956 deaths
Portuguese male épée fenc ...
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Carlos Dias,
Álvaro Mário Mourão,
Francisco Uva
Francisco Uva (born 16 May 1904) was a Portuguese fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Gam ...
,
João Costa — 1st round: 3rd (poule 4)
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Men's sabre
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João Pessanha — 1st round: 8th (poule 2)
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José Ferreira — 1st round: 7th (poule 5)
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Álvaro Silva — 1st round: 6th (poule 7)
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Men's team sabre
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Álvaro Silva,
José Ferreira,
Augusto Barreto,
Jorge Franco,
João Pessanha — 1st round: 3rd (poule 5)
Gymnastics
Men's Individual Competition:
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A. Araújo Leite — 178th (77,85 points)
*# Floor — 151st (15,50)
*# Rings — 159th (15,15)
*# Pommeled Horse — 157th (12,85)
*# Long Horse — 180th (11,25)
*# Parallel Bars — 177th (12,85)
*# Horizontal Bar — 174th (10,25)
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Joaquim Santa Marta Granger — 162nd (88,50 points)
*# Floor — 153rd (15,45)
*# Rings — 107th (17,05)
*# Pommeled Horse — 171st (11,30)
*# Long Horse — 178th (13,25)
*# Parallel Bars — 139th (16,25)
*# Horizontal Bar — 145th (15,20)
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M. Prazeres — 173rd (84,50 points)
*# Floor — 166th (14,75)
*# Rings — 177th (12,60)
*# Pommeled Horse — 113th (15,80)
*# Long Horse — 142nd (16,90)
*# Parallel Bars — 175th (13,15)
*# Horizontal Bar — 171st (11,30)
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M. Robalo Gouveia — 146th (93,35 points)
*# Floor — 126th (16,35)
*# Rings — 131st (16,00)
*# Pommeled Horse — 167th (11,55)
*# Long Horse — 110th (17,65)
*# Parallel Bars — 164th (14,65)
*# Horizontal Bar — 109th (16,75)
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M. Seara Cardoso — 183rd (61,50 points)
*# Floor — 159th (15,10)
*# Rings — 181st (9,80)
*# Pommeled Horse — 173rd (10,85)
*# Long Horse — 184th (5,65)
*# Parallel Bars — 179th (10,00)
*# Horizontal Bar — 176th (10,10)
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Raul Caldeira — 174th (82,80 points)
*# Floor — 129th (16,30)
*# Rings — 178th (11,10)
*# Pommeled Horse — 169th (11,45)
*# Long Horse — 172nd (14,55)
*# Parallel Bars — 173rd (13,25)
*# Horizontal Bar — 126th (16,15)
Men's Team Competition:
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A. Araújo Leite,
Joaquim Santa Marta Granger,
M. Prazeres,
M. Robalo Gouveia,
M. Seara Cardoso and
Raul Caldeira — 23rd (428,65 points)
Women's Individual Competition:
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Dália Vairinho Cunha — 109th (65,08 points)
*# Floor — 113th (16,53)
*# Vault — 96th (16,50)
*# Parallel Bars — 123rd (14,69)
*# Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)
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Maria Silva Amorim — 124th (62,29 points)
*# Floor — 123rd (16,23)
*# Vault — 106th (16,20)
*# Parallel Bars — 131st (12,50)
*# Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)
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Natália Cunha e Silva — 133rd (50,16 points)
*# Floor — 133rd (14,29)
*# Vault — 128th (14,52)
*# Parallel Bars — 129th (13,79)
*# Balance Beam — 133rd (7,36)
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Portugal in 1952.
Men's Individual Competition:
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António Jonet — 48th (210 points)
*# Horse-riding — 48 points
*# Fencing — 26 points
*# Shooting — 43 points
*# Swimming — 47 points (6:16,3)
*# Cross-country — 46 points (17:46,8)
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José Pereira — 46th (197 points)
*# Horse-riding — 21 points
*# Fencing — 48 points
*# Shooting — 31 points
*# Swimming — 49 points (7:26,2)
*# Cross-country — 48 points (18:04,2)
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Ricardo Durão — 41st (179 points)
*# Horse-riding — 31 points
*# Fencing — 16 points
*# Shooting — 35 points
*# Swimming — 48 points (7:07,7)
*# Cross-country — 49 points (18:04,5)
Men's Team Competition:
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António Jonet,
José Pereira and
Ricardo Durão — 15th (546 points)
Rowing
Portugal had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven
rowing
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events in 1952.
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Men's eight — 1st repechage: 3rd (heat 1)
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Felisberto Fortes
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Albino Simões Neto
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Manuel Regala
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João Cravo
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João Alberto Lemos
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Carlos da Benta
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João da Paula
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Zacarias Andias
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José Pinheiro (cox)
Sailing
Men's 5,5m:
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Duarte de Almeida Bello
Duarte Manuel de Almeida Bello (26 July 1921 – 3 June 1994) was a Portuguese sailor who competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. He won a silver medal in the Swallow class in 1948, together with his brother Fernando Pinto Coe ...
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Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello
Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello (1 September 1924 – 8 November 1995) was a Portuguese sailor. Together with his brother Duarte Manuel Bello he competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the Swallow class in 1948, ...
and
Júlio de Sousa Leite Gorinho — 4th (4450 points)
Men's Dragon:
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A. Graça,
Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço and
J. Miguez Tito — 8th (2782 points)
Men's Finn:
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Mário Quina — 17th (2787 points)
Men's Star:
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Francisco de Andrade
Francisco Augusto D'Andrade, or De Andrade, (11 January 1856 – 8 February 1921) was a Portuguese baritone who sang leading roles in opera houses throughout Europe, including five years as the principal baritone at the Royal Italian Opera in ...
and
J. Mascarenhas de Fiuza —
3rd (4903 points)
Shooting
Four shooters represented Portugal in 1952.
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25 m pistol
25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...
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Albino de Jesus — 44th (530)
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Rogério Tavares — 21st (556)
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50 m rifle, three positions
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Luís Howorth — 31st (1114)
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Joaquim Sampaio
Joaquim Sampaio (born 30 August 1914, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...
— 37th (1095)
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50 m rifle, prone
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Luís Howorth — 37th (393)
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Joaquim Sampaio
Joaquim Sampaio (born 30 August 1914, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...
— 55th (381)
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle:
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F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 4)
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G. Duarte — 1st round: 6th (heat 7)
Men's 400m Freestyle:
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F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 8)
Men's 100m Backstroke:
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E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 6th (heat 5)
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E. Surgey — 1st round: 7th (heat 2)
Men's 200m Breaststroke:
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E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 8th (heat 6)
Water polo
Men's competition:
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Francisco Alves,
Eduardo Barbeiro,
Óscar Cabral,
José Manuel Correia,
Máximo Couto,
João Franco do Vale,
Rodrigo Basto Junior,
Fernando Madeira and
Armando Moutinho — eliminating round (17th - 21st)
Officials
* César de Melo (chief of mission)
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G. Brito Capelo (rowing)
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M. Saraiva Lobo (rowing)
References
External links
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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