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Portugal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 
Summary
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 | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | POR |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee of Portugal |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 30 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Inês Fernandes (opening) José Macedo (closing) |
| Medals Ranked =63rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The opening ceremony flag bearer was athlete Inês Fernandes.[3]
Medallists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Armando Costa José Macedo Luis Silva |
Boccia | Mixed pairs BC3 | 4 September |
 Bronze |
Lenine Cunha | Athletics | Men's long jump F20 | 4 September |
| Bronze |
José Macedo | Boccia | Mixed individual BC3 | 8 September |
Athletics edit
- Men
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heat | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nuno Alves | 1500 m T11 | did not finish | — | did not advance | |||
| 5000 m T11 | — | 16:06.28 | 5 | ||||
| Rodolfo Alves | 100 m T12 | 11.91 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m T12 | 54.00 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Firmino Baptista | 100 m T11 | 11.75 | 3 q | 11.65 | 2 | did not advance | |
| 200 m T11 | 24.00 | 2 q | 24.06 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Hugo Cavaco | 200 m T13 | 24.22 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
| 400 m T13 | 53.10 | 9 | — | did not advance | |||
| Lenine Cunha | Long jump F20 | — | 6.95 |
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| Nelson Gonçalves | Discus throw F12 | — | 29.04 | 8 | |||
| Shot put F11–F12 | — | 9.74 | 18 | ||||
| Gabriel Macchi | Marathon T12 | — | 2:40.13 | 6 | |||
| Joaquim Machado | Marathon T12 | — | 2:43.17 | 8 | |||
| Ricardo Marques | Shot put F20 | — | 10.97 | 12 | |||
| Jorge Pina | Marathon T12 | — | Disqualified | ||||
| Gabriel Potra | 100 m T12 | 11.65 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m T12 | 23.64 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Ricardo Vale | 1500 m T11 | 4:31.77 | 11 | — | did not advance | ||
| 5000 m T11 | — | 16:32.91 | 9 | ||||
| Rodolfo Alves Firmino Baptista Hugo Cavaco Gabriel Potra |
4 × 100 m relay T11–T13 | 45.02 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Raquel Cerqueira | Long jump F20 | — | 4.58 | 6 | |||
| Inês Fernandes | Shot put F20 | — | 11.84 | 4 | |||
| Maria Fiuza | 1500 m T12 | — | 5:21.75 | 8 | |||
Boccia edit
- 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 |
— | Jeong (KOR) L 2–2 |
Kim (KOR) W 3–2 |
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| Luis Silva | Bye | Choi (KOR) L 1–10 |
did not advance | ||||||
| Domingos Vieira | Mixed individual BC4 | Bye | — | 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 | — | 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 edit
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Duarte | Neapolitano Morella | Individual championship test Ib | 66.261 | 9 |
| Individual freestyle test Ib | 55.350 | 15 | ||
| Mixed team test Ib | 68.364 | 7 |
Rowing edit
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Filomena Franco | Women's single sculls | 6:31.10 | 5 R | 6:40.48 | 4 FB | 6:48.54 | 10 |
Qualification legend: R = Repechage; FA = Final A (1st–6th places); FB = Final B (7th–12th places)
Swimming edit
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Simone Fragoso | Women's 50m butterfly S5 | 58.14 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Women's 50m freestyle S5 | 44.49 | 7 Q | 44.78 | 7 | |
| Women's 100m freestyle S5 | 1:41.56 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| David Grachat | Men's 50m freestyle S9 | 27.18 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Men's 100m freestyle S9 | 58.80 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 400m freestyle S9 | 4:24.10 NR | 5 Q | 4:21.94 NR | 6 | |
| Men's 200m medley SM9 | 2:27.01 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| João Martins | Men's 50m backstroke S1 | — | 1:38.96 | 4 | |
| Adriano Nascimento | Men's 100m breaststroke SB9 | 1:12.32 | 8 Q | 1:11.87 | 6 |
Record legend: WR = World record; PR = Paralympic record; AR = Area record; NR = National record
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Portugal - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Paralympic Athletes". Paralympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Inês Fernandes será porta-estandarte na cerimónia de abertura dos Jogos Paralímpicos Londres 2012" (in Portuguese). Paralympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 30 August 2012.