Portugal at the 1952 Summer Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portugal at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of Portugal.svg
IOC codePOR
NOCOlympic Committee of Portugal
Websitewww.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Helsinki
Competitors71 (68 men and 3 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Máximo Couto (Water polo)
Officials2
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Portugal competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

A delegation of 71 competitors, 68 men and 3 women, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.[1] The sailing team won the nation's only medal at these Olympics (bronze). For the first time, Portugal participated in the Gymnastics events and, also for the first time, with three female competitors.

Medalists[]

Bronze[]

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m:

  • R. Maia — 1st round: 6th (heat 11)
  • T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)

Men's 200m:

  • E. Eleutério — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)
  • F. Casimiro — 1st round: 4th (heat 15)

Men's 400m:

  • F. Casimiro — 1st round: 7th (heat 6)

Men's 400m Hurdles:

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay:

  • E. Eleutério, F. Casimiro, R. Maia and T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 6th (heat 1)

Men's triple jump:

  • E. Lopes — qualifiers: 13th (heat 1)
  • R. Ramos — 12th (14,69)

Men's Decathlon:

  • Fernando Fernandes — 16th (5604 points)

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Dressage:

Men's Team Dressage:

Men's Individual Eventing:

  • António Pereira de Almeida — 23rd (216,2 points)
  • Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 19th (183 points)
  • Joaquim Duarte Silva — 24th (218,8 points)

Men's Team Eventing:

Men's Individual Jumping:

  • Henrique Alves Calado — 16th (20 points)
  • J. Alves Carvalhosa — 26th (24 points)
  • J. Craveiro Lopes — 19th (20 points)

Men's Team Jumping:

  • Henrique Alves Calado, J. Alves Carvalhosa and J. Craveiro Lopes — 8th (64 points)

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Ten fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1952.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

  • A. Araújo Leite — 178th (77,85 points)
    1. Floor — 151st (15,50)
    2. Rings — 159th (15,15)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 157th (12,85)
    4. Long Horse — 180th (11,25)
    5. Parallel Bars — 177th (12,85)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 174th (10,25)
  • Joaquim Santa Marta Granger — 162nd (88,50 points)
    1. Floor — 153rd (15,45)
    2. Rings — 107th (17,05)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 171st (11,30)
    4. Long Horse — 178th (13,25)
    5. Parallel Bars — 139th (16,25)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 145th (15,20)
  • M. Prazeres — 173rd (84,50 points)
    1. Floor — 166th (14,75)
    2. Rings — 177th (12,60)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 113th (15,80)
    4. Long Horse — 142nd (16,90)
    5. Parallel Bars — 175th (13,15)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 171st (11,30)
  • M. Robalo Gouveia — 146th (93,35 points)
    1. Floor — 126th (16,35)
    2. Rings — 131st (16,00)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 167th (11,55)
    4. Long Horse — 110th (17,65)
    5. Parallel Bars — 164th (14,65)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 109th (16,75)
  • M. Seara Cardoso — 183rd (61,50 points)
    1. Floor — 159th (15,10)
    2. Rings — 181st (9,80)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 173rd (10,85)
    4. Long Horse — 184th (5,65)
    5. Parallel Bars — 179th (10,00)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 176th (10,10)
  • Raul Caldeira — 174th (82,80 points)
    1. Floor — 129th (16,30)
    2. Rings — 178th (11,10)
    3. Pommeled Horse — 169th (11,45)
    4. Long Horse — 172nd (14,55)
    5. Parallel Bars — 173rd (13,25)
    6. Horizontal Bar — 126th (16,15)

Men's Team Competition:

  • A. Araújo Leite, Joaquim Santa Marta Granger, M. Prazeres, M. Robalo Gouveia, M. Seara Cardoso and Raul Caldeira — 23rd (428,65 points)

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Dália Vairinho Cunha — 109th (65,08 points)
    1. Floor — 113th (16,53)
    2. Vault — 96th (16,50)
    3. Parallel Bars — 123rd (14,69)
    4. Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)
  • Maria Silva Amorim — 124th (62,29 points)
    1. Floor — 123rd (16,23)
    2. Vault — 106th (16,20)
    3. Parallel Bars — 131st (12,50)
    4. Balance Beam — 86th (17,36)
  • Natália Cunha e Silva — 133rd (50,16 points)
    1. Floor — 133rd (14,29)
    2. Vault — 128th (14,52)
    3. Parallel Bars — 129th (13,79)
    4. Balance Beam — 133rd (7,36)

Modern pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Portugal in 1952.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • António Jonet — 48th (210 points)
    1. Horse-riding — 48 points
    2. Fencing — 26 points
    3. Shooting — 43 points
    4. Swimming — 47 points (6:16,3)
    5. Cross-country — 46 points (17:46,8)
  • José Pereira — 46th (197 points)
    1. Horse-riding — 21 points
    2. Fencing — 48 points
    3. Shooting — 31 points
    4. Swimming — 49 points (7:26,2)
    5. Cross-country — 48 points (18:04,2)
  • Ricardo Durão — 41st (179 points)
    1. Horse-riding — 31 points
    2. Fencing — 16 points
    3. Shooting — 35 points
    4. Swimming — 48 points (7:07,7)
    5. Cross-country — 49 points (18:04,5)

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Portugal had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's eight — 1st repechage
3rd (heat 1)

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 5,5m:

Men's Dragon:

Men's Finn:

Men's Star:

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Four shooters represented Portugal in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle:

  • F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 4)
  • — 1st round: 6th (heat 7)

Men's 400m Freestyle:

  • F. Madeira — 1st round: 6th (heat 8)

Men's 100m Backstroke:

  • E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 6th (heat 5)
  • E. Surgey — 1st round: 7th (heat 2)

Men's 200m Breaststroke:

  • E. Barbeiro — 1st round: 8th (heat 6)

Water polo[]

Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's competition:

Officials[]

  • César de Melo (chief of mission)
  • (rowing)
  • (rowing)

References[]

  1. ^ "Portugal at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Portugal Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""