Portugal at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Portugal at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codePOR
NOCOlympic Committee of Portugal
Websitewww.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Helsinki
Competitors71 (68 men and 3 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Máximo Couto (Water polo)
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Officials2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

A delegation of 71 competitors, 68 men and 3 women, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.[1] 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

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m:

  • R. Maia — 1st round: 6th (heat 11)
  • T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)

Men's 200m:

  • E. Eleutério — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)
  • F. Casimiro — 1st round: 4th (heat 15)

Men's 400m:

  • F. Casimiro — 1st round: 7th (heat 6)

Men's 400m Hurdles:

  • F. Fernandes — 1st round: 4th (heat 7)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay:

  • E. Eleutério, F. Casimiro, R. Maia and T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 6th (heat 1)

Men's triple jump:

  • E. Lopes — qualifiers: 13th (heat 1)
  • R. Ramos — 12th (14,69)

Men's Decathlon:

  • F. Fernandes — 16th (5604 points)

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Dressage:

  • A. Reymão Nogueira — 20th (429,5 points)
  • Fernando Paes - 26th (346 points)
  • Francisco Valadas Jr. — 21st (422 points)

Men's Team Dressage:

  • A. Reymão Nogueira, Fernando Paes and Francisco Valadas Jr. — 8th (1196,5 points)

Men's Individual Eventing:

  • António Pereira de Almeida — 23rd (216,2 points)
  • Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 19th (183 points)
  • Joaquim Duarte Silva — 24th (218,8 points)

Men's Team Eventing:

  • António Pereira de Almeida, Fernando Marques Cavaleiro and Joaquim Duarte Silva — 4th (618 points)

Men's Individual Jumping:

  • Henrique Alves Calado — 16th (20 points)
  • J. Alves Carvalhosa — 26th (24 points)
  • J. Craveiro Lopes — 19th (20 points)

Men's Team Jumping:

  • Henrique Alves Calado, J. Alves Carvalhosa and J. Craveiro Lopes — 8th (64 points)

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Ten fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1952.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

  • A. Araújo Leite — 178th (77,85 points)
    1. Floor — 151st (15,50)
    2. Rings — 159th (15,15)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 157th (12,85)
    4. Long Horse — 180th (11,25)
    5. Parallel Bars — 177th (12,85)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 174th (10,25)
  • Joaquim Santa Marta Granger — 162nd (88,50 points)
    1. Floor — 153rd (15,45)
    2. Rings — 107th (17,05)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 171st (11,30)
    4. Long Horse — 178th (13,25)
    5. Parallel Bars — 139th (16,25)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 145th (15,20)
  • M. Prazeres — 173rd (84,50 points)
    1. Floor — 166th (14,75)
    2. Rings — 177th (12,60)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 113th (15,80)
    4. Long Horse — 142nd (16,90)
    5. Parallel Bars — 175th (13,15)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 171st (11,30)
  • M. Robalo Gouveia — 146th (93,35 points)
    1. Floor — 126th (16,35)
    2. Rings — 131st (16,00)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 167th (11,55)
    4. Long Horse — 110th (17,65)
    5. Parallel Bars — 164th (14,65)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 109th (16,75)
  • M. Seara Cardoso — 183rd (61,50 points)
    1. Floor — 159th (15,10)
    2. Rings — 181st (9,80)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 173rd (10,85)
    4. Long Horse — 184th (5,65)
    5. Parallel Bars — 179th (10,00)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 176th (10,10)
  • Raul Caldeira — 174th (82,80 points)
    1. Floor — 129th (16,30)
    2. Rings — 178th (11,10)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 169th (11,45)
    4. Long Horse — 172nd (14,55)
    5. Parallel Bars — 173rd (13,25)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 126th (16,15)

Men's Team Competition:

  • 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:

  • Dália Vairinho Cunha — 109th (65,08 points)
    1. Floor — 113th (16,53)
    2. Vault — 96th (16,50)
    3. Parallel Bars — 123rd (14,69)
    4. Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)
  • Maria Silva Amorim — 124th (62,29 points)
    1. Floor — 123rd (16,23)
    2. Vault — 106th (16,20)
    3. Parallel Bars — 131st (12,50)
    4. Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)
  • Natália Cunha e Silva — 133rd (50,16 points)
    1. Floor — 133rd (14,29)
    2. Vault — 128th (14,52)
    3. Parallel Bars — 129th (13,79)
    4. Balance Beam — 133rd (7,36)

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Portugal in 1952.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • António Jonet — 48th (210 points)
    1. Horse-riding — 48 points
    2. Fencing — 26 points
    3. Shooting — 43 points
    4. Swimming — 47 points (6:16,3)
    5. Cross-country — 46 points (17:46,8)
  • José Pereira — 46th (197 points)
    1. Horse-riding — 21 points
    2. Fencing — 48 points
    3. Shooting — 31 points
    4. Swimming — 49 points (7:26,2)
    5. Cross-country — 48 points (18:04,2)
  • Ricardo Durão — 41st (179 points)
    1. Horse-riding — 31 points
    2. Fencing — 16 points
    3. Shooting — 35 points
    4. Swimming — 48 points (7:07,7)
    5. Cross-country — 49 points (18:04,5)

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Portugal had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's eight — 1st repechage
3rd (heat 1)

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 5,5m:

  • Duarte de Almeida Bello, Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello and Júlio de Sousa Leite Gorinho — 4th (4450 points)

Men's Dragon:

  • A. Graça, Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço and J. Miguez Tito — 8th (2782 points)

Men's Finn:

Men's Star:

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Four shooters represented Portugal in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle:

  • F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 4)
  • G. Duarte — 1st round: 6th (heat 7)

Men's 400m Freestyle:

  • F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 8)

Men's 100m Backstroke:

  • E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 6th (heat 5)
  • E. Surgey — 1st round: 7th (heat 2)

Men's 200m Breaststroke:

  • E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 8th (heat 6)

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's competition:

Officials
  • César de Melo (chief of mission)
  • G. Brito Capelo (rowing)
  • M. Saraiva Lobo (rowing)
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References
  1. "Portugal at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Portugal Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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