Portugal at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Portugal at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Olympic Committee of Portugal
IOC code	POR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (Portuguese)
in Moscow
Competitors	11 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Esbela da Fonseca (Gymnastics)
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Portugal competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Despite the United States-led international boycott to these Games, which was reflected in Portugal as the governmental non-funding of the Olympic mission, the Portuguese Olympic Committee's autonomy was respected and thus it was able to collect public financial support to send a delegation of eleven competitors. These participated in six sports, with a debut in boxing, however no medals were won. The nation marched under the Olympic Flag for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• João José Pontes Campos

• Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:41.3 (→ 5th)
• Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:44.4 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

• José Manuel Sena

• Round 1 (heat 3) — did not finish

Men's Marathon

• Anacleto Pereira Pinto

• Final — 2:17:04 (→ 16th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg):

• João Manuel Miguel (a.k.a. Paquito)

• 1/16 final — Bye
• 1/8 final — Shamil Sabirov (URS) (→ lost 5:0, did not advance)

Gymnastics

Women's Team All-Round Competition:

• Maria Avelina Alvarez — 69,00 pts (→ 9th – 16th)

Subdivision 1
Exercises	C	O	Total
Vault	8,85	8,65	17,50
Uneven Bars	8,85	8,05	16,90
Balance Beam	8,90	8,90	17,80
Floor	8,75	8,05	16,80
Total	35,35	33,65	69,00
Notes: C – compulsory; O – optional

Judo

Men's –60 kg:

• João Paulo Mendonça

Pool B:

• Round 1 — Marian Donat (POL) (→ won by waza-ari)
• Round 2 — Thierry Rey (FRA) (→ lost by ippon)
• Repêchage — Reino Fagerlund (FIN) (→ lost by koka, did not advance)

Men's Half Lightweight (–65 kg):

• José António Branco

Pool A:

• Round 1 — Abdoulaye Thera (MLI) (→ won by waza-ari awasete ippon)
• Round 2 — Ilian Nedkov (BUL) (→ lost by waza-ari awasete ippon, did not advance)

Men's Half Middleweight (–70 kg):

• António Roquete Andrade

Pool A:

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Berkane Lakhdar Adda (ALG) (→ won by waza-ari)
• Round 3 — Bernard Tchoullouyan (FRA) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)

Swimming

Men's 100m Backstroke:

• Rui Pinto Abreu

• Heats (heat 2) — 1:00.62(→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Backstroke:

• Rui Pinto Abreu

• Heats (heat 1) — did not participate

Men's 100m Butterfly:

• Paulo Frischknecht

• Heats (heat 4)— 57.94 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 100m Freestyle:

• Rui Pinto Abreu

• Heats (heat 1) — 52.85 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle:

• Rui Pinto Abreu

• Heats (heat 1) — 1:55.25 (→ 4th, did not advance)

• Paulo Frischknecht

• Heats (heat 1)— 1:55.06 (→ 3rd, did not advance)

Men's 400m Freestyle:

• Paulo Frischknecht

• Heats (heat 4)— did not participate

Weightlifting

Men's Flyweight (–52 kg):

• Raul Diniz — 197,0 pts (→ 13th)

Event	Attempt			Result	Place
	1	2	3
Snatch	82,5	87,5	87,5	82,5	17th
Clean & Jerk	115,0	120,0	122,5	115,0	11th
Total				197,5	13th

Officials

• Salles Grade (chief of mission)
• Fernando Lima Bello (chief of mission)

References

• Organising Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 (1981). Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad - Volume 2: The organisation (Retrieved on November 9, 2006).
• Organising Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 (1981). Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad - Volume 3: The participants and results (Retrieved on November 10, 2006).