Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Portuguese athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912. The Olympic Committee of Portugal sent the nation's second-largest team to the Games. A total of 81 athletes, 64 men and 17 women, were selected by the committee to participate in 15 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Portugal had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, canoeing, equestrian, artistic and trampoline gymnastics, triathlon, and wrestling, which made its official Olympic comeback after an eight-year absence.

Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Athens
Competitors	81 in 15 sports
Flag bearers	Nuno Delgado (opening)[1] Emanuel Silva (closing)
Medals Ranked 60th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Twenty-four Portuguese athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including two returning Olympic medalists: long-distance runner and former champion Fernanda Ribeiro and lightweight judoka Nuno Delgado, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1] Mistral windsurfer and multiple-time European champion João Rodrigues and middle-distance runner Carla Sacramento shared their experiences at these Games as the only athletes who made their fourth Olympic appearance. Equestrian rider Carlos Grave, aged 46, was the oldest athlete of the team, while breaststroke swimmer Diana Gomes was the youngest at age 15. Among the Portuguese athletes on the team, two of them had acquired dual citizenship to compete for Portugal: former hurdler Naide Gomes from São Tomé and Príncipe in the women's heptathlon, and sprinter Francis Obikwelu on his third Olympic bid after he previously joined the Nigerian squad in Atlanta and Sydney.^[2]

Portugal left Athens with only three Olympic medals, two silver and one bronze, improving the nation's stark medal tally from Sydney four years earlier. The highlight of the Games for the Portuguese team came on the first day with a historic milestone for Sérgio Paulinho, as the nation's first-ever cyclist to claim a silver medal in the men's road race.^[3] The remaining medals were awarded to the athletes in the track and field. On August 22, 2004, Obikwelu challenged the Americans in the men's 100 metres, but he managed to settle only for the silver.^[4] Meanwhile, Rui Silva added another medal for Portugal with a blistering bronze in the men's 1500 metres, which was dominated by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj.^[5]

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Francis Obikwelu	Athletics	Men's 100 m	August 22
Silver	Sérgio Paulinho	Cycling	Men's road race	August 14
Bronze	Rui Silva	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	August 24

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Portuguese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^[6][7]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alberto Chaíça	Marathon	—						2:14:17	8
Jorge Costa	50 km walk	—						4:12:24	34
Manuel Damião	1500 m	3:39.94	8 q	—		3:37.16	8	Did not advance
Pedro Martins	50 km walk	—						DNF
Edivaldo Monteiro	400 m hurdles	49.53	4 q	—		49.26	7	Did not advance
Francis Obikwelu	100 m	10.09	1 Q	9.93 NR	1 Q	9.97	2 Q	9.86 NR
	200 m	20.40	2 Q	20.33	1 Q	20.36	2 Q	20.14	5
João Pires	800 m	1:46.71	6	—		Did not advance
Luís Sá	110 m hurdles	14.01	8	Did not advance
Manuel Silva	3000 m steeplechase	8:38.31	11	—				Did not advance
Rui Silva	1500 m	3:37.98	2 Q	—		3:40.99	2 Q	3:34.68
João Vieira	20 km walk	—						1:22:19	10

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Gaspar Araújo	Long jump	7.49	33	Did not advance
Vítor Costa	Hammer throw	72.47	27	Did not advance
Nelson Évora	Triple jump	15.72	40	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ana Dias	Marathon	—				3:08:11	62
Susana Feitor	20 km walk	—				1:32:47	20
Maribel Gonçalves		—				1:33:59	26
Inês Henriques		—				1:33:53	25
Inês Monteiro	5000 m	16:03.75	18	—		Did not advance
Fernanda Ribeiro	10000 m	—				DNF
Carla Sacramento	1500 m	4:07.73	8 q	4:10.85	10	Did not advance
Helena Sampaio	Marathon	—				2:49:18	47
Nédia Semedo	800 m	2:02.61	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Teresa Machado	Discus throw	58.47	23	Did not advance
Vânia Silva	Hammer throw	63.81	34	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Naide Gomes	Result	13.58	1.85	14.71	25.46	6.10	40.75	2:20.05	6151	13
	Points	1039	1041	841	845	880	682	823

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marco Vasconcelos	Men's singles	Vaughan (GBR) L 5–15, 5–15	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emanuel Silva	Men's K-1 500 m	1:40.067	4 q	1:43.051	7	Did not advance
	Men's K-1 1000 m	3:29.854	3 q	3:29.942	3 Q	3:33.862	7

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gonçalo Amorim	Men's road race	Did not finish
Cândido Barbosa		Did not finish
Sérgio Paulinho	Men's road race	5:41:45
	Men's time trial	1:01:25.63	25
Nuno Ribeiro	Men's road race	5:41:56	27

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Carlos Grave	Laughton Hills	Individual	72.80	70	12.80	85.60	49	11.00	96.60	46	Did not advance			96.60	46

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
João Gomes	Individual foil	Bye	Tahoun (EGY) L 14–15	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Portuguese squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Head coach: José Romão

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2004 club
1	1GK	José Moreira	(1982-03-20)20 March 1982 (aged 22)	81	0	Benfica
2	2DF	Mário Sérgio	(1981-07-28)28 July 1981 (aged 23)	24	0	Sporting CP
3	3MF	Raul Meireles	(1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 21)	52	3	Porto
4	2DF	Bruno Alves	(1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 22)	30	3	Porto
5	2DF	Ricardo Costa	(1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 23)	87	9	Porto
6	2DF	Fernando Meira*	(1978-06-05)5 June 1978 (aged 26)	83	2	Stuttgart
7	4FW	Cristiano Ronaldo	(1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 19)	44	17	Manchester United
8	3MF	Hugo Viana	(1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 21)	64	8	Sporting CP
9	4FW	Hugo Almeida	(1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 20)	0	0	Porto
10	3MF	Carlos Martins	(1982-04-29)29 April 1982 (aged 22)	70	20	Sporting CP
11	3MF	Jorge Ribeiro	(1981-11-09)9 November 1981 (aged 22)	55	7	Gil Vicente
12	2DF	Nuno Frechaut*	(1977-09-24)24 September 1977 (aged 26)	37	1	Boavista
13	3MF	Luís Boa Morte*	(1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 27)	53	11	Fulham
14	2DF	José Bosingwa	(1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 21)	57	2	Porto
15	4FW	Luís Lourenço	(1983-06-05)5 June 1983 (aged 21)	71	24	Belenenses
16	2DF	João Paulo	(1981-06-06)6 June 1981 (aged 23)	38	7	União de Leiria
17	4FW	Danny	(1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 21)	32	4	Sporting CP
18	1GK	Bruno Vale	(1983-04-08)8 April 1983 (aged 21)	43	0	Porto

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iraq	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Qualified for the quarterfinals
2	Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Morocco	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Portugal	3	1	0	2	6	9	−3	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Iraq	4 – 2	Portugal
E. Mohammed 16' H. Mohammed 29' Mahmoud 56' Sadir 90+3'	Report	Jabar 13' (o.g.) Bosingwa 45'

August 12, 2004
20:30

Pankritio Stadium, Heraklio

Attendance: 5,689

Referee: Evehe (CMR)

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Morocco	1 – 2	Portugal
Bouabid 85'	Report	Ronaldo 40' R. Costa 73'

August 15, 2004
20:30

Pankritio Stadium, Heraklio

Attendance: 7,581

Referee: Batres (GUA)

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Costa Rica	4 – 2	Portugal
Villalobos 50' Meira 68' (o.g.) Saborio 71' Brenes 91'	Report	Almeida 29' Ribeiro 54'

August 18, 2004
20:30

Pankritio Stadium, Heraklio

Attendance: 11,218

Referee: Torres (PAR)

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Filipe Bezugo	All-around	8.987	8.525	8.962	8.925	8.262	9.262	52.923	43	Did not advance

Trampoline

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Nuno Merino	Men's	66.90	8 Q	40.10	6

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Four Portuguese judoka (three men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
João Pina	−66 kg	Nastuyev (UKR) W 1100–0010	Ungvári (HUN) W 0011–0001	Arencibia (CUB) L 0001–1001	Did not advance	Bye	Ortíz (VEN) W 0030–0001	Peñas (ESP) L 0010–0020	Did not advance
João Neto	−73 kg	Christodoulides (CYP) W 0011–0010	Baștea (ROM) W 1020–0001	Bivol (MDA) L 0000–1000	Did not advance	Bye	Malekmohammadi (IRI) W 1110–0020	Pedro (USA) L 0000–1010	Did not advance
Nuno Delgado	−81 kg	Meloni (ITA) L 0002–0010	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Telma Monteiro	−52 kg	Soumah (GUI) W 1000–0000	Feinblat (ISR) W 1010–0000	Euranie (FRA) L 0000–0001	Did not advance	Bye	Aluaș (ROM) L 0000–1000	Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Portuguese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
João Rodrigues	Mistral	10	2	22	9	3	5	4	OCS	7	8	8	78	6
Álvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes	470	22	5	20	21	10	8	9	1	20	1	8	103	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Joana Pratas	Europe	2	24	17	22	24	16	12	OCS	22	9	21	169	22

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Gustavo Lima	Laser	1	15	7	28	14	19	6	4	2	1	19	88	5
Nuno Barreto Diogo Cayolla	Tornado	DNC	16	14	16	12	13	12	15	11	6	7	122	16

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Portuguese shooters qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
João Costa	10 m air pistol	578	=17	Did not advance
	50 m pistol	556	=12	Did not advance
Custódio Ezequiel	Trap	115	=21	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Portuguese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fernando Costa	1500 m freestyle	15:32.55	21	—		Did not advance
José Couto	100 m breaststroke	1:03.72	33	Did not advance
Luís Monteiro	200 m freestyle	1:51.78	29	Did not advance
Simão Morgado	100 m butterfly	53.53	24	Did not advance
Pedro Silva	50 m freestyle	23.23	=36	Did not advance
Tiago Venâncio	100 m freestyle	50.18	26	Did not advance
João Araújo Luís Monteiro Adriano Niz Miguel Pires	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:27.99 NR	14	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Raquel Felgueiras	200 m butterfly	2:13.08	20	Did not advance
Diana Gomes	100 m breaststroke	1:11.40	=24	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:34.23	23	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Portugal sent a single triathlete to Athens.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Vanessa Fernandes	Women's	19:20	0:21	1:11:07	0:23	35:48	2:06:15.39	8

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Beach

See also: Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
João Brenha Miguel Maia	Men's	Pool F  Baracetti – Conde (ARG) L 1 – 2 (13–21, 21–16, 15–5)  Beligratis – Michalopoulos (GRE) W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–19)  Pocock – Rorich (RSA) L 0 – 2 (20–22, 20–22)	3 Q	Heuscher – Kobel (SUI) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21)	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key:

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Hugo Passos	−60 kg	Diaconu (ROM) L 0–4 ST	Gruenwald (USA) L 0–5 VT	3	Did not advance			21

See also

• Portugal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Ribatejano Nuno Delgado será porta-estandarte português em Atenas" [Ribatejano Nuno Delgado will be Portugal's flag bearer in Athens]. O Mirante. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
2. Plummer, David (24 July 2004). "Obikwelu puts dampener on Greene's birthday celebrations". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
3. "Bettini battles to gold". BBC Sport. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2004.
4. "Gatlin claims blue riband victory". CNN. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2004.
5. "Rui Silva conquista bronze nos 1500 metros" [Rui Silva wins the bronze in the 1500 metres]. Público. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2004.
6. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
7. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
8. "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Portugal (POR)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Olympic Committee of Portugal (in Portuguese)