Portugal at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Portugal at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of Portugal.svg
IOC code POR
NOC Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt  (in Portuguese)
in Montreal
Competitors19 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Carlos Lopes (Athletics)
Officials11
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Portugal competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

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A delegation of nineteen competitors participated in six sports, conquering, for the first time, two silver medals in one Olympiad and one olympic medal in the athletics. The long-distance runner and future marathon olympic champion Carlos Lopes conquered, here in Montreal, the first of its two olympic medals.

Medalists

Silver

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 400m:

  • Round 1 (heat 6) — 48.47 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 800m:

  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 1:49.58 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 1500m:

  • Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:37.98 (→ 3rd)
  • Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:42.59 (→ 8th, did not advance)
  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 3:44.20 (→ 2nd)
  • Semi-final (heat 2) — 3:47.37 (→ 8th, did not advance)

Men's 5000m:

  • Qualifying (heat 3) — 13:21.93 (→ 6th, qualified as 2nd fastest loser)
  • Final — 13:29.38 (→ 8th)
  • Qualifying (heat 2) — did not participate

Men's 10000m

  • Qualifying (heat 1) — 28:04.53 (→ 1st)
  • Final — 27:45.17 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)

Men's 400m Hurdles:

  • Round 1 (heat 1) — 50.99 (→ 4th)
  • Semi-final — 49.97 (→ 2nd)
  • Final → 49.94 (→ 5th)

Men's Marathon:

Judo

Men's Lightweight (–63 kg):

Group B

Men's Light Middleweight (–70 kg):

Group A

Sailing

Men's Double-Handed Dinghy (470):

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Shooting

Trap:

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Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle:

  • Heats (heat 6) — 55.46 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle:

  • Heats (heat 5) — 2:02.65 (→ 7th, did not advance)
  • Heats (heat 4) — 2:03.03 (→ 6th, did not advance)

Men's 400m Freestyle:

  • Heats (heat 4) — 4:28.43 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 1500m Freestyle:

  • Heats (heat 4) — 17:24.31 (→ 6th, did not advance)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay:

  • Heats (heat 2) — 8:26.68 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 100m Backstroke:

  • Heats (heat 3) — 1:05.76 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Backstroke:

  • Heats (heat 1) — 2:26.65 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke:

  • Heats (heat 2) — 1:13.55 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Breaststroke:

  • Heats (heat 3) — 2:41.97 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly:

  • Heats (heat 4) — 1:01.97 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Butterfly:

  • Heats (heat 4) — 2:20.54 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 400m Individual Medley:

  • Heats (heat 3) — 5:11.48 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay:

  • Heats (heat 2) — 4:20.84 (→ 8th, did not advance)

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (–52 kg):

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (–57 kg):

Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (–62 kg):

Officials

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