Teresa Portela (Spanish canoeist)

Not to be confused with Teresa Portela (Portuguese canoeist).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Portela and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

María Teresa Portela Rivas (born 5 May 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Portela competed in seven Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal on her sixth games at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women's K-1 200 m. Previously she finished fourth on one occasion (2012 Summer Olympics: Women's K-1 200 m) and fifth on three occasions (2004: K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m; 2008: K-4 500 m).

Teresa Portela

Portela in 2012
Personal information
Full name	María Teresa Portela Rivas
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42) Cangas, Spain
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K–4 200 m, K-4 500 m
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo K-1 200 m World Championships 2002 Seville K-1 200 m 2005 Zagreb K-1 200 m 2001 Poznań K-4 200 m 2002 Seville K-4 200 m 2003 Gainesville K-1 200 m 2003 Gainesville K-2 200 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 200 m 2005 Zagreb K-2 200 m 2022 Dartmouth K-2 200 m 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m 2002 Seville K-4 500 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m 2005 Zagreb K-4 200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 2015 Milan K-1 200 m 2019 Szeged K-1 200 m 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m European Championships 2002 Szeged K-1 200 m 2002 Szeged K-4 200 m 2004 Poznań K-1 200 m 2004 Poznań K-2 200 m 2004 Poznań K-4 200 m 2006 Račice K-1 200 m 2009 Brandenburg K-1 200 m 2001 Milan K-4 200 m 2002 Szeged K-4 500 m 2011 Belgrade K-1 200 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m 2001 Milan K-4 500 m 2004 Poznań K-2 500 m 2004 Poznań K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-4 500 m 2010 Trasona K-1 200 m 2010 Trasona K-4 500 m Mediterranean Games 2018 Taragona K-1 200 m 2005 Almeria K-1 500 m 2009 Pescara K-1 500 m

She won 15 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with 2 golds (K-1 200 m: 2002, 2005), 6 silvers (K-1 200 m: 2003, K-2 200 m: 2003, 2005; K-4 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003) and 7 bronzes (K-4 200 m: 2005, K-4 500 m: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, K-1 200 m: 2015, 2019).^[1]

References

1. Tiempo de hoy – 1144–1152 p108 2004 -"... k-4, se espera mucho del equipo formado por Beatriz Marchena, Teresa Portela, María José García y Belén Sánchez. "

• "Teresa Portela (ESP) at Canoe09.ca". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teresa Portela (full name: María Teresa Portela Rivas)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)

External links

• Teresa Portela at the International Canoe Federation
• Teresa Portela at Olympics.com
• Teresa Portela at Olympedia