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participated at the

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, from 12 to 28 June 2015, with a delegation of 100 athletes that competed in 14 sports. On 10 April 2015, the

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(COP) announced that the country had secured 99 athlete quota places in 13 sports, with the possibility of increasing this number by the deadline for inscription of athletes (30 April 2015). On 12 May 2015, COP announced a list of 101 athletes competing in 14 sports, following a reallocation of badminton quota places. On 4 June 2015, a final list of 100 athletes was announced, with the exclusion of female wrestler Ana Pereira due to failure in complying with the national federation selection criteria. In addition, two injury-related changes were made: female gymnast Zoi Lima and male table tennis player

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were substituted by Mariana Pitrez and

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. On the opening day of the Games, clinical issues forced four last-minute athlete changes: female swimmer Tamila Holub (appendicitis) was replaced by Madalena Azevedo, while the acrobatic gymnastics female trio was replaced due to injury of one of its members ( Raquel Martins) by Jéssica Correia,

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and Susana Pinto. The delegation will include a staff of 59 people, among which 45 officials, and will be headed by former Olympic canoer José Garcia, who will also lead the Olympic mission to the

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. Four-time Olympic shooter João Costa was chosen to be the flagbearer at the opening ceremony, while multiple world and European medal-winning judoka

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will carry the flag at the closing ceremony.

Medal summary

Badminton

Portugal qualified three athletes in three events, based on the ranking list released by the

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on 26 March 2015. The competition took place at the

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from 22 to 28 June. None of the participating athletes were able to advance from the group play stage, with Sónia Gonçalves securing the only Portuguese win in this competition.

Beach soccer

Portugal qualified a team of 12 players based on the results at the 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League. The competition took place at the Beach Arena from 24 to 28 June. The Portuguese team finished at the top of Group A, ahead of Switzerland, after winning all of its matches. As a result, they advanced to the semi-finals, where they suffered a 2–1 defeat against Group B runners-up and

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Russia. Having beaten Switzerland 6–5 in the group stage, Portugal repeated the scoreline in the bronze medal match to secure the tenth and last Portuguese medal at these Games.

Squad

Coach: Mário Narciso Source: Baku 2015 European Games

Group stage

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Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Canoe sprint

Portugal qualified thirteen athletes in eleven events, based on the results at the

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. The competition took place at the

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from 14 to 16 June. Portuguese boats qualified for eight finals (seven finals A and one final B). The best results came through Olympic silver medalist

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, who won two silver medals, after finishing behind Germany's Max Hoff in the men's K1 1000 and 5000 metres events. Pimenta was the only Portuguese athlete to win more than one medal at these Games. ;Men ;Women

Cycling

Portugal qualified nine athletes in six events, based on the national ranking list released by the

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on 31 December 2014. The competition took place from 16 to 27 June in several courses and venues across Baku. Mountain biker David Rosa was the only Portuguese athlete to reach a top-ten placing, by finishing exactly in the 10th place in the men's cross-country event.

Road cycling

The road race course consisted of multiple laps in an urban circuit starting and finishing at the Freedom Square. The men's race (21 June) had a total distance of , consisting of six laps of followed by ten laps of . The women's race (20 June) had a total distance of , consisting of four laps of followed by five laps of . The men's time trial (18 June) course was located at Bilgah Beach and consisted of two laps of , for a total distance of .

Mountain biking

The mountain biking events took place on 13 June at the Mountain Bike Velopark. The men's cross-country event course had a total distance of , consisting of one start loop of followed by eight laps of , whereas the women's course was followed by six laps of for a total distance of .

BMX

The BMX events took place at the BMX Velopark on 26 and 28 June.

Gymnastics

Acrobatic

Portugal qualified five athletes in three events, based on the results at the

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Aerobic

Portugal qualified a pair of athletes in one event, based on the results at the

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Artistic

Portugal qualified four athletes in eleven events, based on the results at the

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and

2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 12 to 18 May 2014 at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria. Schedule The competition schedule is as follows (all times are local, EEST, UTC+03:00). ;Wednesday, 14 May 2014 ...

. ;Men ;Women

Trampoline

Portugal qualified four athletes in four events, based on the results at the

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Judo

Portugal qualified 14 athletes in 12 events, based on the

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world ranking list announced on 2 March 2015. ;Men ;Women

Karate

Portugal qualified one athlete, based on the results at the 2015 European Karate Championships.

Shooting

Portugal qualified four athletes in six events, based on the rankings announced by the

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Swimming

Portugal has qualified for nine individual quota places, based on a ranking list announced by the

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, accounting the results per NOC from the past three

European Junior Swimming Championships The European Junior Swimming Championships (50 m) is an annual swimming competition for European swimmers organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation and held over five days.

Table tennis

Portugal qualified two teams of three players (one team per gender) based on the results at the 2014 European Table Tennis Championships. Two players from each team also competed in the respective singles event.

Taekwondo

Portugal qualified four athletes, based on the Olympic Ranking list announced by the

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on 31 March 2015.

Triathlon

Portugal qualified five athletes in two events, based on the

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2014 Points List rankings on 31 December 2014.

Wrestling

Portugal qualified five athletes, based on the results at the

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Freestyle

Greco-Roman

References

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