Portugal
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competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics in
Paris
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, France.
A delegation of thirty competitors (biggest at the time) participated in eight sports, with the equestrian team winning the nation's first ever Olympic medal.
Medalists
Results by event
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
Men's 100m:
*
Gentil dos Santos — 1st round (2nd heat)
*
Karel Pott — 1st round (8th heat)
Men's 200m:
*
Gentil dos Santos — 1st round (10th heat)
Men's Discus Throw:
*
António Martins da Silva — 1st round: 12th (32,40m)
Equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
* Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...
Men's Individual Jumping:
*
Aníbal de Almeida — 5th (12 faults)
*
Hélder de Souza — 12th (19 faults)
*
José Mouzinho — 17th (22 faults)
*
Luís Cardoso de Menezes — non qualified
Men's Team Jumping:
*
António Borges,
Hélder de Souza,
José Mouzinho (and
Luís Cardoso de Menezes) (53 faults) — Bronze
Fencing
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...
Men's Individual Foil:
*
Gil de Andrade — 1/4 finals: 6th (poule 1)
*
Manuel Queiróz — 1/4 finals: 6th (poule 2)
Men's Individual Épée:
*
António de Menezes — 1st round: (poule 7)
*
Ruimondo Mayer — 1/4 finals: 7th (poule 2)
*
Mário de Noronha
Mário de Noronha (15 January 1885 – 9 July 1973) was a Portuguese fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as ...
— 1/2 finals: 7th (poule 1)
*
Frederico Paredes
Frederico da Cunha Paredes (31 January 1889 – 4 November 1972) was a Portuguese épée fencer. He completed individually and with the team at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1928; his teams placed fourth in 1920 ...
— 1/4 finals: 8th (poule 1)
Men's Team Épée:
*
António Leite,
António Mascarenhas de Menezes,
Frederico Paredes
Frederico da Cunha Paredes (31 January 1889 – 4 November 1972) was a Portuguese épée fencer. He completed individually and with the team at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1928; his teams placed fourth in 1920 ...
,
Henrique da Silveira
Henrique de Sampaio e Castro Pereira da Cunha da Silveira (26 January 1901 – 9 April 1973) was a Portuguese épée fencer. He competed at the 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1928. His teams finished fourth ...
,
Jorge de Paiva
Jorge de Paiva (13 May 1887 – 12 May 1937) was a Portuguese épée fencer. He competed individually at the 1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; germ ...
,
Mário de Noronha
Mário de Noronha (15 January 1885 – 9 July 1973) was a Portuguese fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as ...
,
Paulo d'Eça Leal, and
Ruimondo Mayer — 4th
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
Men's Olympic Monotype:
*
Frederico Guilherme Burnay — 8th
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles ...
Men's Individual 600m Free Rifle:
*
António Ferreira — 57th
*
Dario Canas — 62nd
*
Francisco António Real — 69th
*
Manuel Guerra — 71st
Men's Individual 50m Rifle Prone (60 shots):
*
António Martins — 23rd
*
António Ferreira — 56th
*
Francisco Mendonça — 50th
*
Francisco António Real — 62nd
Men's Individual 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (60 shots):
*
António Martins — 16th
*
António Ferreira — 44th
*
A. Duarte Montez — 32nd
*
Francisco Mendonça — 17th
Men's Team 400, 600, 800m Free Rifle:
*
António Martins,
António Ferreira,
António Ferreira,
Dario Canas,
Francisco António Real,
Félix Bermudes
Félix Bermudes (4 July 1874 – 5 January 1960) was a Portuguese sports shooter. He competed in the team free rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was also a significant author and playwright.
In 1916, Bermudes became the 10th pres ...
and
Manuel Guerra — 17th (427 points)
Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
*
Mário da Silva Marques — 1st round: 6th (5th heat)
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
Men's Singles:
*
Rodrigo Castro Pereira — 1st round
Weightlifting
Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...
Men's Feather Weight (–60 kg):
*
A. Pereira — non qualified
Officials
*
José Pontes,
Nobre Guedes,
Salazar Carreira (chiefs of mission)
*
João Sassetti
João Vicente de Freitas Branco Sassetti (22 January 1892 – 28 May 1946) was a Portuguese épée fencer. He competed individually at the 1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische ...
(fencing)
*
Gil d'Andrade (fencing)
*
C. de Mello (weightlifting)
References
Sources
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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1924 Summer Olympics
1924 in Portuguese sport