Portugal at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. It was the first time in 36 years that the nation sent athletes to the Winter Games.

Portugal at the 1988 Winter Olympics
IOC code	POR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Calgary
Competitors	5 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	António Reis[1]
Officials	1
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1952 1956–1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

A delegation of five competitors participated in one sport - bobsleigh - but no medal was gained.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Bobsleigh	5	–	5
Total	5	0	5

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Antonio Reis João Poupada	Two-man	60.72	36	61.59	36	61.86	30	60.98	27	4:05.15	34
Jorge Magalhães João Pires		62.85	41	63.18	41	65.19	40	Did not start
Antonio Reis João Poupada João Pires Rogério Bernardes	Four-man	58.42	26	59.67	26	58.28	25	59.13	25	3:55.50	25

Officials

• Vasco Lynce (chief of mission)

References

1. "António Reis". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics

• XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee (1988). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the XVth Winter Olympic Games, Calgary 1988 (pdf) (in English and French). Oslo: Calgary Olympic Development Association. ISBN 0-921060-26-2. OCLC 60055396. Retrieved 2007-01-04.