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competed at the

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. A delegation of forty eight competitors participated in eight sports, with an equestrian and sailing teams winning both a bronze and Portugal's first Olympic silver medal, respectively. This was also the first Olympics where this nation won more than one medal.

Medalists

Silver

* Duarte de Almeida Bello and Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello — Sailing, Swallow (Golondrina).

Bronze

* Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva — Equestrian, Team Dressage.

Athletics

Men's 100m: * J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 11) Men's 200m: * J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 3) Men's Long Jump: * A. Pereira Dias Cachulo — qualifiers Men's Triple Jump: * Luís Alcide de Nunes Garcia — qualifiers * João Rodrigues Vieira — qualifiers

Equestrian

Men's Individual Dressage: * Fernando Paes — 9th (411 points) * Francisco Valadas, Jr. — 10th (405 points) * Luís Mena e Silva — 12th (366 points) Men's Team Dressage: * Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva — 3rd (1182 points) Men's Individual Eventing: * António Serôdio — eliminated * Fernando Paes — 25th (167½ points) * Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 8th (55 points) Men's Individual Jumping: * Henrique Alves Calado — 18th (26 points) * Hélder de Souza — eliminated * João Correia Barrento — 22nd (42½ points) Men's Team Jumping: * Henrique Alves Calado, Hélder de Souza and João Correia Barrento — eliminated

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1948. ; Men's épée * Álvaro Pinto — 1st round: 5th (poule 1) *

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— 1st round: 5th (poule 8) * Manuel Chagas — 1st round: 7th (poule 2) ; Men's team épée * Álvaro Pinto, Carlos Dias,

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, Manuel Chagas and João Costa — 1st round: 3rd (poule 6)

Rowing

Portugal had 14 male rowers participate in two out of seven

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events in 1948. ; Men's coxed four — 2nd round: 2nd (heat 4) * António Torres *

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(cox) ; Men's eight — semi-final: 2nd (heat 3) * Felisberto Fortes * Albino Simões Neto * Carlos Roque *

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* João Alberto Lemos * Carlos da Benta * José Machado * Ricardo da Benta * Luís Machado (cox)

Sailing

;Open

Shooting

Five shooters represented Portugal in 1948. ;

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— 54th (489 points) * José Maria Ferreira — 22nd (524 points) * Moysés Cardoso — 55th (465 points) ;

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* Moysés Cardoso — 42nd (485 points) *

— 46th (482 points) ; 50 metre rifle * Abílio Brandão — 57th (576 points) *

— 63rd (572 points) * José da Silva — 66th (570 points)

Swimming

;Men ''Rank given is within the heat.''

Art competitions

Officials

* César de Melo (chief of mission) * Frederico Paredes (fencing) *

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(fencing) * F. Duarte (rowing)

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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