Portugal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Portugal competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1] The Paralympic Committee of Portugal was represented by a delegation of 30 competitors (22 men and 8 women) in 5 sports – athletics, boccia, equestrian, rowing and swimming.[2]

Portugal at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codePOR
NPCParalympic Committee of Portugal
Websitewww.comiteparalimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese and English)
in London
Competitors30 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Inês Fernandes (opening)
José Macedo (closing)
Medals
Ranked =63rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Paralympics appearances

The opening ceremony flag bearer was athlete Inês Fernandes.[3]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverArmando Costa
José Macedo
Luis Silva
BocciaMixed pairs BC34 September
 BronzeLenine CunhaAthleticsMen's long jump F204 September
 BronzeJosé MacedoBocciaMixed individual BC38 September

Athletics

Men
Athlete(s) Event Heat Semifinals Final
TimeRank TimeRank TimeRank
Nuno Alves 1500 m T11 Did not finish N/A Did not advance
5000 m T11 N/A 16:06.285
Rodolfo Alves 100 m T12 11.913 Did not advance
400 m T12 54.003 Did not advance
Firmino Baptista 100 m T11 11.753 q 11.652 Did not advance
200 m T11 24.002 q 24.064 Did not advance
Hugo Cavaco 200 m T13 24.226 N/A Did not advance
400 m T13 53.109 N/A Did not advance
Lenine Cunha Long jump F20 N/A 6.95
Nelson Gonçalves Discus throw F12 N/A 29.048
Shot put F11–F12 N/A 9.7418
Gabriel Macchi Marathon T12 N/A 2:40.136
Joaquim Machado Marathon T12 N/A 2:43.178
Ricardo Marques Shot put F20 N/A 10.9712
Jorge Pina Marathon T12 N/A Disqualified
Gabriel Potra 100 m T12 11.654 Did not advance
200 m T12 23.642 Did not advance
Ricardo Vale 1500 m T11 4:31.7711 N/A Did not advance
5000 m T11 N/A 16:32.919
Rodolfo Alves
Firmino Baptista
Hugo Cavaco
Gabriel Potra
4 × 100 m relay T11–T13 45.027 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinals Final
TimeRank TimeRank TimeRank
Raquel Cerqueira Long jump F20 N/A 4.586
Inês Fernandes Shot put F20 N/A 11.844
Maria Fiuza 1500 m T12 N/A 5:21.758

Boccia

Individual
Athlete Event Seeding Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals 5th–8th playoffs Semifinals Final (Gold / Bronze) Rank
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
João Paulo Fernandes Mixed individual BC1 Bye  Leung (HKG)
W 6–1
 Aandalen (NOR)
L 3–3
 Kim (KOR)
W 3–2
 Zhang (CHN)
W 3–2
Did not advance 5
Fernando Ferreira Mixed individual BC2 Bye  Cortez (ARG)
W 5–4
 Jeong (KOR)
L 4–5
Did not advance
Cristina Gonçalves Bye  Bentley (GBR)
W 4–1
 Zhong (CHN)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Abilio Valente Bye  Leahy (IRL)
W 6–1
 Martin Perez (ESP)
W 3–3
 Yan (CHN)
L 5–7
 Sohn (KOR)
W 3–2
 Yeung (HKG)
W 4–1
Did not advance 5
Armando Costa Mixed individual BC3 Bye  Martins (BRA)
W 11–1
 Jeong (KOR)
L 1–5
 Polychronidis (GRE)
L 1–4
 Binte (SIN)
L 2–2
Did not advance 8
José Macedo Bye  Gauthier (CAN)
W 7–5
 de Laender (BEL)
W 4–1
N/A  Jeong (KOR)
L 2–2
 Kim (KOR)
W 3–2
Luis Silva Bye  Choi (KOR)
L 1–10
Did not advance
Domingos Vieira Mixed individual BC4 Bye N/A  Leung (HKG)
L 0–10
Did not advance
Pairs and team
Athlete Event Pools Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (Gold / Bronze) Rank
Opponent
Result
Rank Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
João Paulo Fernandes
Fernando Ferreira
Cristina Gonçalves
Abilio Valente
Mixed team BC1–2  Argentina (ARG)
W 6–5
 Great Britain (GBR)
L 4–5
2  Japan (JPN)
W 10–2
 China (CHN)
L 4–6
 Great Britain (GBR)
L 5–7
4
Armando Costa
José Macedo
Luis Silva
Mixed pairs BC3  Spain (ESP)
W 7–0
 Thailand (THA)
W 5–1
 Belgium (BEL)
L 2–3
2 N/A  South Korea (KOR)
W 4–3
 Greece (GRE)
L 1–4
Susana Barroso
Domingos Vieira
Mixed pairs BC4  Brazil (BRA)
L 0–10
 Czech Republic (CZE)
L 1–6
 Hong Kong (HKG)
L 1–7
4 Did not advance

Equestrian

Athlete Horse Event Score Rank
Sara Duarte Neapolitano Morella Individual championship test Ib 66.2619
Individual freestyle test Ib 55.35015
Mixed team test Ib 68.3647

Rowing

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
TimeRank TimeRank TimeRank
Filomena Franco Women's single sculls 6:31.105 R 6:40.484 FB 6:48.5410

Qualification legend: R = Repechage; FA = Final A (1st–6th places); FB = Final B (7th–12th places)

Swimming

Athlete Event Heats Final
TimeRank TimeRank
Simone Fragoso Women's 50m butterfly S5 58.1410 Did not advance
Women's 50m freestyle S5 44.497 Q 44.787
Women's 100m freestyle S5 1:41.5610 Did not advance
David Grachat Men's 50m freestyle S9 27.1810 Did not advance
Men's 100m freestyle S9 58.809 Did not advance
Men's 400m freestyle S9 4:24.10 NR5 Q 4:21.94 NR6
Men's 200m medley SM9 2:27.0112 Did not advance
João Martins Men's 50m backstroke S1 N/A 1:38.964
Adriano Nascimento Men's 100m breaststroke SB9 1:12.328 Q 1:11.876

Record legend: WR = World record; PR = Paralympic record; AR = Area record; NR = National record

References

  1. "Portugal - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. "Paralympic Athletes". Paralympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. "Inês Fernandes será porta-estandarte na cerimónia de abertura dos Jogos Paralímpicos Londres 2012" (in Portuguese). Paralympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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