Portugal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Portugal at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Portugal at the; 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	POR
NPC	Paralympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteparalimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese and English)
in Beijing
Competitors	35 in 7 sports
Flag bearer
Officials	56
Medals; Ranked 42nd	Gold 1 Silver 4 Bronze 2 Total 7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Portugal competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country participated with 35 competitors in seven sports.^[1]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	João Paulo Fernandes	Boccia	Mixed individual – BC1
Silver	Luís Gonçalves	Athletics	Men's 400 m – T12
Silver		Boccia	Mixed individual – BC1
Silver	João Paulo Fernandes Cristina Gonçalves	Boccia	Mixed team – BC1/2
Silver		Boccia	Mixed pairs – BC3
Bronze		Boccia	Mixed pairs – BC4
Bronze		Swimming	Men's 50 metre backstroke – S1

Athletics[]

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat			Semifinal			Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank
Nuno Alves	1500 m – T11	4:21.41	4	8 q	N/A			Did not advance
Nuno Alves	5000 m – T11	N/A						Did not finish
Firmino Baptista	100 m – T11	11.78	1 Q	12	11.73	3	11	Did not advance
Firmino Baptista	200 m – T11	24.15	3	12 q	24.09	4	8 q	24.13	6
Carlos Ferreira	Marathon – T12	N/A
Luís Gonçalves	200 m – T12	22.88 SB	1 Q	8	22.83 SB	3	9	Did not advance
Luís Gonçalves	400 m – T12	49.18 SB	1 Q	2	50.48	2	2 q	50.15
Carlos Lopes	100 m – T11	11.82	2	13	Did not advance
Gabriel Macchi	10000 m – T12	N/A						Did not finish
Gabriel Macchi	Marathon – T12	N/A						2:42:06	14
José Monteiro	800 m – T46	2:01.69	6	16	N/A			Did not advance
José Monteiro	1500 m – T46	4:13.98 SB	9	18	N/A			Did not advance
	Marathon – T12	N/A
Gabriel Potra	200 m – T12	22.92	3	10 q	23.23	4	10	Did not advance
Gabriel Potra	Pentathlon – P12	N/A						Did not finish
	Marathon – T54	N/A
	5000 m – T11	N/A						16:32.49	5
Carlos Lopes Firmino Baptista Gabriel Potra Luís Gonçalves	4x100 m – T11/13	Disqualified			N/A			Did not advance

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat			Semifinal			Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank	Overall	Result	Rank
	100 m – T38	15.26 SB	5	9	Did not advance
	200 m – T38	31.21 SB	5	8 q	N/A			31.38	8
Odete Fiúza	800 m – T12/13	2:31.67 SB	4	6	Did not advance
Odete Fiúza	1500 m – T13	N/A						5:03.51	8

Boccia[]

Four gold medalists from the 2004 Games—João Paulo Fernandes, Cristina Gonçalves, and —returned to compete in Beijing. The boccia national team's coach is Helena Bastos. Portugal was expected to be a strong contender in this sport as it is regarded as one of the most successful countries ever.^[3]

Athlete(s)	Event	Group round				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete(s)	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
João Paulo Fernandes		(FIN) W 4–3	(CHN) W 6–5	(HKG) W 5–2	Vaquerizo (ESP) W 4–2	(KOR) W 3–2	(NOR) W 5–4	(POR) W 8–1
		Aandalen (NOR) W 11–3	Sanders (NZL) L 0–6	(IRL) W 4–2	Smith (GBR) L 2–3	Beltran (ESP) W 4–3	Shelly (IRL) W 4–1	Fernandes (POR) L 1–8
Cristina Gonçalves		Martin (ESP) L 2–4	(NOR) W 5–2	(HKG) W 11–0	N/A	(HKG) L 1–8	Did not advance
		Bentley (GBR) W 6–1	(JPN) W 8–2	Leahy (IRL) L 2–5	N/A	(ARG) L 2–5	Did not advance
		(NZL) W 11–0	Jeong (KOR) L 0–6	(THA) W 5–0	N/A	(POR) W 3–2	(KOR) L 3–4	Bronze Match Jeong (KOR) L 0–12	4
		Martin (ESP) W 8–0	(CAN) W 5–3	(GRE) W 11–2	N/A	(POR) L 2–3	Did not advance
		Kabush (CAN) W 4–3	Pesquera (ESP) L 4–7	(GRE) W 5–1	N/A	Did not advance
		(POR) L 2–5	Pinto (BRA) W 4–2	(HUN) W 7–2	N/A	Did not advance
		(POR) W 5–2	(HUN) W 5–0	Pinto (BRA) L 4–7	N/A	Leung (HKG) L 2–9	Did not advance
		New Zealand (NZL) W 4–0	Greece (GRE) W 5–2	Thailand (THA) W 7–1	N/A		Spain (ESP) L 4–6	Bronze Match Thailand (THA) W 4–1
		& (CHN) W 7–0	& Prochazka (CZE) W 6-5	Leung & (HKG) L 2–3	N/A		& Dueso (ESP) W 4–3	Pinto & Santos (BRA) L 2–5
João Paulo Fernandes Cristina Gonçalves		Japan (JPN) W 7–4	Norway (NOR) W 19–1	N/A		Argentina (ARG) W 8–3	Spain (ESP) W 8–2	Great Britain (GBR) L 4–8

Cycling[]

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
		1:49:37	22
		43:43.02	7

Equestrian[]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Final Score	Rank
	Neapolitano Morel	Freestyle grade II	66.336	5

Rowing[]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final B		Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
	Women's single sculls	7:31.90	6	8:29:90	5	8:04:89	5	11

Swimming[]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats			Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank
David Grachat	50 m freestyle – S9	26.77	4	9	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle – S9	57.93	3	6 Q	57.55	6
	200 m individual medley – SM9	2:28.75	3	7 Q	2:26.13	7
	50 m backstroke – S4	52.74	5	8 Q	53.38	8
	150 m individual medley – SM4	3:15.06	6	9	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke – S1	N/A			1:47.76

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats			Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank
	100 m breaststroke – SB8	1:28.46	4	6 Q	1:28.53	5
	200 m individual medley – SM9	2:52.52	7	12	Did not advance
	50 m freestyle – S5	48.69	6	10	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke – S5	58.90	7	11	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke – S5	1:06.57	6	13	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke – SB4	2:22.77	5	9	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke – SB8	1:29.99	5	7 Q	1:30.11	7
	400 m freestyle – S9	5:10.30	5	13	Did not advance
	50 m freestyle – S3	1:16.18	5	9	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke – S3	1:21.95	5	10	Did not advance

Sailing[]

Athlete(s)	Event	Races											Total points	Net points	Rank
Athlete(s)	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total points	Net points	Rank
(s) (c)		8	8	6	9	9	8	5	6	6	8		73	55	9

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Missão Paralímpica Portuguesa aos XIII Jogos Paralímpicos em Pequim" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Desporto para Deficientes. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
^ "Filomena Franco é a porta-estandarte". Sapo.pt. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
^ "Boccia powerhouse Portugal plans to dominate podium at Paralympics". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-04.

External links[]

[mission-1] "Missão Paralímpica Portuguesa aos XIII Jogos Paralímpicos em Pequim" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Desporto para Deficientes. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-09-12.

[2] "Filomena Franco é a porta-estandarte". Sapo.pt. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-05.

[3] "Boccia powerhouse Portugal plans to dominate podium at Paralympics". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-04.

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