- Portugal at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Portugal
games=1968 Summer
competitors=21
sports=7
flagbearer=José Quina (Sailing)
officials=1Portugal competed at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City ,Mexico .A delegation of twenty one competitors participated in seven sports, however no medal was awarded.
Results by event
Men's 3000m Steeplechase:
*Manuel F. Oliveira — qualifiers: 8th (heat 1)
=Fencing=Men's Individual Épée:
* Francisco de Jesus — 1st round: 7th (poule D)
*João Laranjeira — 1st round: 5th (poule G)
*José Manso — 1st round: 5th (poule C)Men's Team Épée:
* Francisco de Jesus,Hélder Costa ,João Laranjeira andJosé Manso — 2nd round: 2nd (poule B)Men's Individual All-Round Competition:
*José Abreu — 82nd (104,90 points)
*# Floor — 51st (18,00)
*# Pommelled Horse — 94th (15,50)
*# Rings — 47th (18,00)
*# Vault — 71st (17,95)
*# Parallel Bars — 88th (17,60)
*# Horizontal Bar — 99th (16,90)Women's Individual All-Round Competition:
*Esbela Fonseca — 85th (66,70 points)
*# Floor — 71st (17,35)
*# Asymmetrical Bars — 72nd (16,95)
*# Balance Beam — 91st (15,45)
*# Vault — 88th (16,95)
=Sailing=Dragon:
*Melo Menezes (helm),Fernando Lima andSarafana Weck — 17th (124 points)Finn:
*Bernardo Santos — 31st (196 points)Flying Dutchman:
*Adriano da Silva andOrlando Sena (helm) — 27th (178 points)Star:
*José Quina andMário Quina (helm) — 17th (119 points)
=Swimming=Men's 200m Medley:
*Francisco Ramos — 1st round: 7th (heat 1)Featherweight:
*Luís Ramos — disqualifiedFlyweight (–52 kg):
*Leonel Duarte — 2nd roundBantamweight (–57 kg):
*Luís Grilo — 2nd roundFeatherweight (–63 kg):
*Adriano Morais — 2nd roundLightweight (–70 kg):
*Luís Galantinho — 3rd roundOfficials
* Raul Worm (chief of mission)
*Bernardo Mendes de Almeida (sailing)References
*Mexico City Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v3.pdf Official Report of the XIX Olympiad Volume 3: The Games] (Retrieved on November 7, 2006)
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