Portugal At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
Portugal competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
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.
| 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.
Medallists
| 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
- 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 | | |||
| 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
- 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 | | ||
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
References
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