Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Portugal
games=1996 Summer
competitors=106
sports=18
flagbearer=Fernanda Ribeiro (opening) Carla Sacramento (closing)
gold=1
silver=0
bronze=1
total=2
rank=47

Portugal competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

A delegation with a record number of 106 competitors participated in 18 sports. Two medals were conquered this time, one of them being Portugal's third Olympic gold, thanks to Fernanda Ribeiro's surprising victory in the women's 10000m over the 5000m Olympic champion Wang Junxia. This third Olympic title in the athletics reinforced Portugal's strength in this sport and in particular the long-distance endurance events. A bronze was achieved by the 470 class male team, reviving a successful sailing tradition in this nation's Olympic delegations.

In Atlanta, Portugal debuted in cycling, women's sailing classes, slalom canoeing and in newly promoted beach volleyball, almost grabbing a bronze medal in the latter, on its first participation. In their second appearance, the tennis male team succumbed yet again on the first round to a bahamese team. After 68 years, Portugal sent a football team to the Olympics and, in the end, it repeated Amsterdam's fourth place.

Medalists

Gold

* Fernanda RibeiroAthletics, Women's 10000m.

Bronze

* Hugo Rocha and Nuno BarretoSailing, Men's 470.

Results by event


=Archery=

Men's Individual Competition:
* Nuno Pombo:* Ranking round650 pts (→ 35th)::

Triple Jump:
* Carlos Calado:* Qualifying round (Group A) — 16,65 (→ 10th, did not advance)::

Shot Put:
* Teresa Machado :* Qualifying round (Group A) — 15,91 (→ 12th, did not advance) ::


=Cycling=

Men's Road Race:
* Cândido Barbosa5:01:29 (→ 112th)
* José Azevedodid not finish
* Nuno Marta4:56:49 (→ 78th)
* Orlando Rodrigues4:56:45 (→ 39th)
* Pedro Lopes4:56:45 (→ 48th)

Women's Road Race:
* Ana Barros2:37:06 (→ 23rd)


=Equestrian=

Individual Jumping:
* António Vozone:* Qualifying round13.75 penalty pts (→ 69th)::


=Judo=

Men's Extra Lightweight (–60 kg):
* Pedro Caravana:Pool A:* Round 1Ewan Beaton (CAN) (→ won by "waza-ari"):* Round 2Nigel Donohue (GBR) (→ lost by "ippon")

Men's Half Lightweight (–65 kg):
* Michel Almeida:Pool A:* Round 1Jose Perez (PUR) (→ won by "ippon"):* Round 2Francesco Giorgi (ITA) (→ won by "koka"):* Round 3Taro Tan (CAN) (→ won by "yuko"):* 1/4 finalsUdo Quellmalz (GER) (→ lost by "ippon"):Repêchage A:* Round 1Bye:* Round 2Bye:* Round 3Israel Hernández Plana (CUB) (→ lost by "ippon", did not advance)

Men's Lightweight (–71 kg):
* Guilherme Bentes:Pool A:* Round 1Bye:* Round 2Loris Mularoni (SMR) (→ won by "ippon"):* Round 3Vladimeri Dgebuadze (GEO) (→ lost by "yusei-gachi", did not advance)

Men's Half Heavyweight (–95 kg):
* Pedro Soares:Pool A:* Round 1Bye:* Round 2Detlef Knorrek (GER) (→ won by "ippon"):* Round 3A. Sanchez Armentero (CUB) (→ won by "ippon"):* 1/4 finalsPawel Nastula (POL) (→ lost by "ippon"):Repêchage A:* Round 1Bye:* Round 2Bye:* Round 3Antal Kovacs (HUN) (→ lost by "shido", did not advance)

Women's Lightweight (–56 kg):
* Filipa Cavalleri:Pool B:* Round 1Bye:* Round 2Ai-Chun Huang (TPE) (→ lost by "yusei-gachi")


=Modern pentathlon=

Men's Individual Competition:
* Manuel Barroso5246 pts (→ 19th):

470:
* Hugo Rocha (skipper) and Nuno Barreto62 pts (→ Bronze Medal):

Open events

Laser:
* Vasco Serpa74 pts (→ 7th):

* Manuel Vieira:* Preliminary round122 hits (→ 5th, did not advance)::

Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions:
* Carla Ribeiro:* Preliminary round568 hits (→ 32nd, did not advance)::


=Wrestling=

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (–57 kg):
* David Maia:* Round 1Luis Sarmiento Hernández (CUB) (→ lost by 5-0):* Round 2Armando Fernandez (MEX) (→ lost by 7-3, did not advance)

Officials

* Vítor Fonseca da Mota (chief of mission)
* Avelino Corbal Simões Azevedo (beach volleyball)
* Nelo Vingada (football coach)
* Agostinho Oliveira (football coach)

References

*cite book |title=The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results |author=(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. |publisher=Peachtree Publishers |location=Atlanta |year=1997 |isbn=1-56145-150-9 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-02-13
*cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2008-02-13


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