# Portugal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Portugal competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country participated with 35 competitors in seven sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | João Paulo Fernandes | Boccia | Mixed individual – BC1 |
| Silver | Luís Gonçalves | Athletics | Men's 400 m – T12 |
| Silver | António Marques | Boccia | Mixed individual – BC1 |
| Silver | João Paulo Fernandes Cristina Gonçalves Fernando Ferreira António Marques | Boccia | Mixed team – BC1/2 |
| Silver | Armando Costa Mário Peixoto Eunice Raimundo | Boccia | Mixed pairs – BC3 |
| Bronze | Fernando Pereira Bruno Valentim | Boccia | Mixed pairs – BC4 |
| Bronze | João Martins | Swimming | Men's 50 metre backstroke – S1 |

## Athletics
### Men

| Athlete(s) | Event | Heat | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank |
| Nuno Alves | 1500 m – T11 | 4:21.41 | 4 | 8 q | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nuno Alves | 5000 m – T11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Firmino Baptista | 100 m – T11 | 11.78 | 1 Q | 12 | 11.73 | 3 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Firmino Baptista | 200 m – T11 | 24.15 | 3 | 12 q | 24.09 | 4 | 8 q | 24.13 | 6 |
| Carlos Ferreira | Marathon – T12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | | |
| Luís Gonçalves | 200 m – T12 | 22.88 SB | 1 Q | 8 | 22.83 SB | 3 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luís Gonçalves | 400 m – T12 | 49.18 SB | 1 Q | 2 | 50.48 | 2 | 2 q | 50.15 | |
| Carlos Lopes | 100 m – T11 | 11.82 | 2 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Macchi | 10000 m – T12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Gabriel Macchi | Marathon – T12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:42:06 | 14 |
| José Monteiro | 800 m – T46 | 2:01.69 | 6 | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Monteiro | 1500 m – T46 | 4:13.98 SB | 9 | 18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Pina | Marathon – T12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | | |
| Gabriel Potra | 200 m – T12 | 22.92 | 3 | 10 q | 23.23 | 4 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Potra | Pentathlon – P12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Alexandrino Silva | Marathon – T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | | |
| Ricardo Vale | 5000 m – T11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16:32.49 | 5 |
| Carlos Lopes Firmino Baptista Gabriel Potra Luís Gonçalves | 4x100 m – T11/13 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete(s) | Event | Heat | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank | Overall | Result | Rank |
| Maria Graça Fernandes | 100 m – T38 | 15.26 SB | 5 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Graça Fernandes | 200 m – T38 | 31.21 SB | 5 | 8 q | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31.38 | 8 |
| Odete Fiúza | 800 m – T12/13 | 2:31.67 SB | 4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Odete Fiúza | 1500 m – T13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5:03.51 | 8 |

## Boccia

Four gold medalists from the 2004 Games—João Paulo Fernandes, Cristina Gonçalves, António Marques and Fernando Ferreira—returned to compete in Beijing. The boccia national team's coach is Helena Bastos. Portugal was expected to be a strong contender in this sport as it is regarded as one of the most successful countries ever.
| Athlete(s) | Event | Group round | Group round | Group round | Group round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| João Paulo Fernandes | Individual BC1 | Sarela (FIN) W 4–3 | Zhang (CHN) W 6–5 | Leung (HKG) W 5–2 | Vaquerizo (ESP) W 4–2 | Park (KOR) W 3–2 | Wang (NOR) W 5–4 | Marques (POR) W 8–1 | |
| António Marques | Individual BC1 | Aandalen (NOR) W 11–3 | Sanders (NZL) L 0–6 | Moran (IRL) W 4–2 | Smith (GBR) L 2–3 | Beltran (ESP) W 4–3 | Shelly (IRL) W 4–1 | Fernandes (POR) L 1–8 | |
| Cristina Gonçalves | Individual BC2 | Martin (ESP) L 2–4 | Norsterud (NOR) W 5–2 | Wong (HKG) W 11–0 | N/A | Kwok (HKG) L 1–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fernando Ferreira | Individual BC2 | Bentley (GBR) W 6–1 | Kainuma (JPN) W 8–2 | Leahy (IRL) L 2–5 | N/A | Cortez (ARG) L 2–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mário Peixoto | Individual BC3 | Slade (NZL) W 11–0 | Jeong (KOR) L 0–6 | Visaratanunta (THA) W 5–0 | N/A | Costa (POR) W 3–2 | Park (KOR) L 3–4 | Bronze Match Jeong (KOR) L 0–12 | 4 |
| Armando Costa | Individual BC3 | Martin (ESP) W 8–0 | Gaulthier (CAN) W 5–3 | Stavropoulou (GRE) W 11–2 | N/A | Peixoto (POR) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eunice Raimundo | Individual BC3 | Kabush (CAN) W 4–3 | Pesquera (ESP) L 4–7 | Michos (GRE) W 5–1 | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bruno Valentim | Individual BC4 | Pereira (POR) L 2–5 | Pinto (BRA) W 4–2 | Gyurkota (HUN) W 7–2 | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fernando Pereira | Individual BC4 | Valentim (POR) W 5–2 | Gyurkota (HUN) W 5–0 | Pinto (BRA) L 4–7 | N/A | Leung (HKG) L 2–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Armando Costa Mário Peixoto Eunice Raimundo | Pairs BC3 | New Zealand (NZL) W 4–0 | Greece (GRE) W 5–2 | Thailand (THA) W 7–1 | N/A | N/A | Spain (ESP) L 4–6 | Bronze Match Thailand (THA) W 4–1 | |
| Fernando Pereira Bruno Valentim | Pairs BC4 | Cuifang & Suili (CHN) W 7–0 | Katrina & Prochazka (CZE) W 6-5 | Leung & Lau (HKG) L 2–3 | N/A | N/A | Baixauli & Dueso (ESP) W 4–3 | Pinto & Santos (BRA) L 2–5 | |
| João Paulo Fernandes Fernando Ferreira Cristina Gonçalves António Marques | Team BC1–2 | Japan (JPN) W 7–4 | Norway (NOR) W 19–1 | N/A | N/A | Argentina (ARG) W 8–3 | Spain (ESP) W 8–2 | Great Britain (GBR) L 4–8 | |

## Cycling
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Augusto Pereira | Road race (LC3–4/CP3) | 1:49:37 | 22 |
| Augusto Pereira | Road time trial (CP3) | 43:43.02 | 7 |

## Equestrian

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final Score | Rank |
| Sara Duarte | Neapolitano Morel | Freestyle grade II | 66.336 | 5 |

## Rowing

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final B | Final B | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank |
| Filomena Franco | Women's single sculls | 7:31.90 | 6 | 8:29:90 | 5 | 8:04:89 | 5 | 11 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Overall | Time | Rank |
| David Grachat | 50 m freestyle – S9 | 26.77 | 4 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Grachat | 100 m freestyle – S9 | 57.93 | 3 | 6 Q | 57.55 | 6 |
| David Grachat | 200 m individual medley – SM9 | 2:28.75 | 3 | 7 Q | 2:26.13 | 7 |
| Nélson Lopes | 50 m backstroke – S4 | 52.74 | 5 | 8 Q | 53.38 | 8 |
| Nélson Lopes | 150 m individual medley – SM4 | 3:15.06 | 6 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| João Martins | 50 m backstroke – S1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:47.76 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Overall | Time | Rank |
| Joana Calado | 100 m breaststroke – SB8 | 1:28.46 | 4 | 6 Q | 1:28.53 | 5 |
| Joana Calado | 200 m individual medley – SM9 | 2:52.52 | 7 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simone Fragoso | 50 m freestyle – S5 | 48.69 | 6 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simone Fragoso | 50 m backstroke – S5 | 58.90 | 7 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diana Guimarães | 50 m backstroke – S5 | 1:06.57 | 6 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diana Guimarães | 100 m breaststroke – SB4 | 2:22.77 | 5 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leila Marques | 100 m breaststroke – SB8 | 1:29.99 | 5 | 7 Q | 1:30.11 | 7 |
| Leila Marques | 400 m freestyle – S9 | 5:10.30 | 5 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Perpétua Vaza | 50 m freestyle – S3 | 1:16.18 | 5 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Perpétua Vaza | 50 m backstroke – S3 | 1:21.95 | 5 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

| Athlete(s) | Event | Races | Races | Races | Races | Races | Races | Races | Races | Races | Races | Races | Total points | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete(s) | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total points | Net points | Rank |
| Bento Amaral (s) Luísa Silvano (c) | SKUD18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | 73 | 55 | 9 |