Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Portugal
games=2008 Summer
competitors=77
sports=16
flagbearer=Nelson Évora (opening) Vanessa Fernandes (closing)
officials=
gold=1
silver=1
bronze=
rank=46

Portugal competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This was the nation's 22nd consecutive participation in an edition of the Summer Olympic Games. The Olympic Committee of Portugal was represented by a delegation of 129 people, [cite news |url=http://www.pequim2008.com.pt/n20-comecou-a-ponte-aerea-para-pequim.html |title=Começou a ponte aérea para Pequim |publisher=Comité Olímpico de Portugal |date=2008-07-18 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |language=Portuguese] of which 77 were competitors participating in 16 sports. [cite news |url=http://www.pequim2008.com.pt/n22-missao-de-portugal-fecha-com-78-atletas.html |title=Missão de Portugal fecha com 78 atletas |publisher=Comité Olímpico de Portugal |date=2008-07-18 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |language=Portuguese] The 2007 triple jump world champion Nelson Évora was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony, [cite news |url=http://www.pequim2008.com.pt/n24-nelson-evora-porta-bandeira-na-cerimo.html |title=Nelson Évora porta-bandeira na Cerimónia de Abertura |publisher=Comité Olímpico de Portugal |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |language=Portuguese] and later on also became Olympic champion.

Medalists

Women

Women

Fencing

For the second time, since Rome 1960, Portugal qualified a female fencer for the individual foil competition. Débora Nogueira secured her place in Beijing by coming second in the European qualification tournament, held in Lisbon. She is joined by Joaquim Videira, a silver medalist in the men's individual épée at the 2006 World Fencing Championships, who qualified in virtue of his third place in the FIE individual adjusted official ranking (AOR).

Women

Shooting

Two male shooters will take part in three events. João Costa returns to the Olympics to compete in the same two events where he debuted in 2000. Manuel Silva also makes an Olympic comeback, in the trap event, sixteen years later. Both qualified as 2006 World Cup winners.

Table tennis

Table tennis is one of the two Olympic sports where Portugal will compete for the first time, in Beijing. A maximum of three players will participate in the men's singles: João Monteiro, qualified via Continental Qualification Tournament, Marco Freitas and Tiago Apolónia, qualified due to allocation of unused team quota places.

Women

ee also

* Portugal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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