Portugal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Portugal competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.^[1][2][3]

Portugal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	POR
NPC	Paralympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteparalimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors	33 in 8 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Miguel Monteiro	Athletics	Men's shot put F40	29 August
Bronze	Norberto Mourão	Paracanoeing	Men's VL2	4 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Ten Portuguese athletes have all qualified to compete.^[4]

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sandro Baessa	400m T20	49.86	4 q	48.79	7
	1500m T20	—		4:05.50	12
João Correia	100m T51	—		24.37	6
Manuel Mendes	Marathon T46	—		2:45:11	8
Cristiano Pereira	1500m T20	—		4:05.10	11
Hélder Mestre	100m T51	—		24.72	7
	200m T51	—		42.75	6

Men's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Miguel Monteiro	Shot put F40	10.76

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Odete Fiúza	Marathon T12	—		3:20:45	6
Carina Paim	400m T20	59.43	2 Q	58.83	4

Women's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Ana Filipe	Long jump T20	5.16	6
Cláudia Santos		4.89	9

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Beatriz Monteiro has qualified to compete.

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Beatriz Monteiro	Women's singles SU5	Hollander (NED) W (21–12, 21–19)	Yang (CHN) L (10–21, 9–21)	Asiimwe (UGA) W (21–2, 21–5)	2 Q	Sugino (JPN) L (5–21, 12–21)	Did not advance

Boccia

Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Ten boccia players have qualified to compete.

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Portugal sent two male cyclists to compete.^[5][6]

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Portugal sent one athlete after being qualified.^[7]

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Djibrilo Iafa has qualified to compete in the under 73kg class.

Paracanoeing

Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Norberto Mourão and Alex Santos have both qualified.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Diogo Cancela, David Grachat, Marco Meneses, Ivo Rocha, Daniel Videira and Susana Veiga have all qualified to compete.^[8]

See also

• Portugal at the Paralympics
• Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
3. "Portugal with another quota for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". Portugal Paralympic Committee. 2 August 2021.
4. "Athletics increases to nine guaranteed quotas in Tokyo 2020 (in Portuguese)". Portugal Paralympic Committee. 10 May 2021.
5. "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
6. "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
7. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
8. "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.