Portuguese Athletics Federation
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Sport | Athletics |
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Abbreviation | (FPAtletismo) |
Founded | 5 de Novembro de 1921 |
Affiliation | EAA |
President | Jorge António de Campos Vieira |
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Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Portugal.
History[]
The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo was founded on 5 November 1921, under the name "Federação Portuguesa de Sports Atléticos". It is headquartered in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras. It's an independent sports governing body, of public interest, non-profit, ruled by their own code.[1]
The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo) organizes the Portuguese Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Championships. It has 21 regional associations, promoting and directing the practice of athletics, in men's and women's. In according with the International Association of Athletics Federations in which is a member, it also organizes doping tests in official competitions, as outside them, so it can detect doping in athletics.
Portugal in Athletics[]
In the Olympic Games, Portugal has won 10 medals at Athletics, including the country's only 4 gold medals.
Kits[]
Portugal's kits are currently supplied by Puma.
Olympic medalists[]
Medal | Name | Games | Event |
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Carlos Lopes | ![]() |
Men's 10000 metres |
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Carlos Lopes | ![]() |
Men's marathon |
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António Leitão | ![]() |
Men's 5000 metres |
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Rosa Mota | ![]() |
Women's marathon |
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Rosa Mota | ![]() |
Women's marathon |
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Fernanda Ribeiro | ![]() |
Women's 10000 metres |
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Fernanda Ribeiro | ![]() |
Women's 10000 metres |
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Francis Obikwelu | ![]() |
Men's 100 metres |
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Rui Silva | ![]() |
Men's 1500 metres |
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Nelson Évora | ![]() |
Men's triple jump |
Other Competitions[]
- European Athletics Championships
- European Athletics Indoor Championships
- European U23 Championships
- European Junior Championships
- European Cross Country Championships
- European Mountain Running Championships
See also[]
- Portuguese records in athletics
- Portuguese Outdoor Men's Athletics Championship
- Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship
- Portuguese Outdoor Women's Athletics Championship
- Portuguese Indoor Women's Athletics Championship
References[]
External links[]
- Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo
- Associação de Atletismo do Algarve
- Associação de Atletismo de Aveiro
- Associação de Atletismo de Beja
- Associação de Atletismo de Braga
- Associação de Atletismo de Bragança
- Associação de Atletismo de Castelo Branco
- Associação de Atletismo de Coimbra
- Associação de Atletismo de Évora
- Associação de Atletismo do Faial
- Associação de Atletismo da Guarda
- Associação de Atletismo de Lisboa
- Associação de Atletismo de Leiria
- Associação de Atletismo da Madeira
- Associação de Atletismo de Portalegre
- Associação de Atletismo do Porto
- Associação de Atletismo de Santarém
- Associação de Atletismo de São Miguel
- Associação de Atletismo de Setúbal
- Associação de Atletismo de Viana de Castelo
- Associação de Atletismo de Viseu
- National members of the European Athletic Association
- Sports governing bodies in Portugal
- Athletics in Portugal
- National governing bodies for athletics
- Sports organizations established in 1921
- Track and field athletics stubs