# Portugal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Portugal competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 29 athletes, 22 men and 7 women. Competitors from Portugal won 12 medals, including 2 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze to finish 41st in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | João Paulo Fernandes | Boccia | Mixed individual BC1 |
| Gold | João Paulo Fernandes Fernando Ferreira Cristina Gonçalves António Marques | Boccia | Mixed team BC1/BC2 |
| Silver | Carlos Ferreira | Athletics | Men's 10000m T11 |
| Silver | Carlos Ferreira | Athletics | Men's marathon T11 |
| Silver | Pedro Silva | Boccia | Mixed individual BC2 |
| Silver | Bruno Valentim | Boccia | Mixed individual BC4 |
| Silver | Fernando de Oliveira Pereira Bruno Valentim | Boccia | Mixed pairs BC4 |
| Bronze | José Alves | Athletics | Men's 400m T13 |
| Bronze | Fernando Ferreira | Boccia | Mixed individual BC2 |
| Bronze | João Martins | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S1 |
| Bronze | João Martins | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S1 |
| Bronze | Susana Barroso | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S3 |

## Sports
### Athletics
#### Men's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| José Alves | T13 | 200m | 22.92 | 5 q | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| José Alves | T13 | 400m | — | — | — | — | 50.86 | |
| Nuno Alves | T11 | 5000m | — | — | — | — | 16:19.68 | 5 |
| Carlos Amaral Ferreira | T11 | 10000m | — | — | — | — | 33:17.30 | |
| Carlos Amaral Ferreira | T11 | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:45:07 | |
| Firmino Baptista | T11 | 100m | 11.96 | 11 q | 12.09 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Firmino Baptista | T11 | 200m | 24.34 | 10 q | 24.07 | 7 B | 24.04 | 1 |
| Paulo de Almeida Coelho | T11 | 1500m | — | — | — | — | 4:26.60 | 7 |
| Paulo de Almeida Coelho | T11 | 5000m | — | — | — | — | 16:38.45 | 7 |
| Carlos Lopes | T11 | 100m | 11.87 | 8 q | 11.85 | 8 B | 11.92 | 3 |
| Carlos Lopes | T11 | 200m | 23.97 | 3 Q | 23.91 | 5 B | DNF | DNF |
| José Monteiro | T46 | 800m | 1:58:88 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:00.39 | 8 |
| Gabriel Potra | T12 | 200m | 23.30 | 9 Q | 23.34 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gabriel Potra | T12 | 400m | 1:09.18 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ricardo Vale | T11 | 1500m | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Ricardo Vale | T11 | 5000m | — | — | — | — | 16.42.72 | 8 |
| Ricardo Vale | T11 | 10000m | — | — | — | — | 35.02.93 | 6 |
| José Alves Firmino Baptista Carlos Lopes Gabriel Potra | T11-13 | 4x100m relay | 44.83 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Odete Fuiza | T12 | 1500m | — | — | — | — | 4:58.63 | 5 |

### Boccia
#### Individual events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Armando Costa | Mixed individual BC3 | An (KOR) | W 6-5 | 1 Q | — | Polychronidis (GRE) W 6-1 | Pesquera (ESP) L 2-4 | An (KOR) L 4-7 | 4 |
| Armando Costa | Mixed individual BC3 | Dijkstra (NZL) | W 7-3 | 1 Q | — | Polychronidis (GRE) W 6-1 | Pesquera (ESP) L 2-4 | An (KOR) L 4-7 | 4 |
| Armando Costa | Mixed individual BC3 | Martin (ESP) | W 5-2 | 1 Q | — | Polychronidis (GRE) W 6-1 | Pesquera (ESP) L 2-4 | An (KOR) L 4-7 | 4 |
| Armando Costa | Mixed individual BC3 | Williams (USA) | W 11-1 | 1 Q | — | Polychronidis (GRE) W 6-1 | Pesquera (ESP) L 2-4 | An (KOR) L 4-7 | 4 |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira | Mixed individual BC4 | Dueso (ESP) | W 5-3 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira | Mixed individual BC4 | Mourtos (GRE) | W 10-3 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira | Mixed individual BC4 | Vandervies (CAN) | L 3-7 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira | Mixed individual BC4 | Ledesma (ARG) | W 3-2 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez | Mixed individual BC1 | Sanders (NZL) | L 2-3 | 2 Q | — | Jorgensen (DEN) W 6-1 | Padtong (THA) W 5-1 | Aandalen (NOR) W 4-2 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez | Mixed individual BC1 | Prossegger (AUT) | W 4-0 | 2 Q | — | Jorgensen (DEN) W 6-1 | Padtong (THA) W 5-1 | Aandalen (NOR) W 4-2 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez | Mixed individual BC1 | Robinson (GBR) | W 6-5 | 2 Q | — | Jorgensen (DEN) W 6-1 | Padtong (THA) W 5-1 | Aandalen (NOR) W 4-2 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez | Mixed individual BC1 | Vanhoek (CAN) | W 9-2 | 2 Q | — | Jorgensen (DEN) W 6-1 | Padtong (THA) W 5-1 | Aandalen (NOR) W 4-2 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez | Mixed individual BC1 | Cid (ESP) | W 7-2 | 2 Q | — | Jorgensen (DEN) W 6-1 | Padtong (THA) W 5-1 | Aandalen (NOR) W 4-2 | |
| Fernando Ferreira | Mixed individual BC2 | Connolly (IRL) | W 9-1 | 1 Q | Maleemao (THA) W 4-2 | Toon (NZL) W 6-0 | Curto (ESP) L 3-5 | Cordero (ESP) W 8-1 | |
| Fernando Ferreira | Mixed individual BC2 | Scalise (ARG) | W 4-3 | 1 Q | Maleemao (THA) W 4-2 | Toon (NZL) W 6-0 | Curto (ESP) L 3-5 | Cordero (ESP) W 8-1 | |
| Fernando Ferreira | Mixed individual BC2 | Kwok (HKG) | L 3-4 | 1 Q | Maleemao (THA) W 4-2 | Toon (NZL) W 6-0 | Curto (ESP) L 3-5 | Cordero (ESP) W 8-1 | |
| Cristina Goncalves | Mixed individual BC2 | Flood (NZL) | L 3-4 | 2 Q | Steirer (AUT) W 6-2 | Silva (POR) L 2-8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cristina Goncalves | Mixed individual BC2 | Woffinden (GBR) | W 7-1 | 2 Q | Steirer (AUT) W 6-2 | Silva (POR) L 2-8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cristina Goncalves | Mixed individual BC2 | Morriss (NZL) | W 10-2 | 2 Q | Steirer (AUT) W 6-2 | Silva (POR) L 2-8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jose Carlos Macedo | Mixed individual BC3 | Hanson (USA) | L 2-4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jose Carlos Macedo | Mixed individual BC3 | Polychronidis (GRE) | L 2-7 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jose Carlos Macedo | Mixed individual BC3 | Cronin (IRL) | W 7-3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jose Carlos Macedo | Mixed individual BC3 | Bidlas (CZE) | W 10-0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Marques | Mixed individual BC1 | Padtong (THA) | W 4-2 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Marques | Mixed individual BC1 | Aandalen (NOR) | L 3-5 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Marques | Mixed individual BC1 | Bak-Pedersen (DEN) | L 0-6 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Marques | Mixed individual BC1 | Leung (HKG) | L 1-7 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Marques | Mixed individual BC1 | Wilhelmsen (NOR) | W 11-0 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pedro Silva | Mixed individual BC2 | McLeod (CAN) | W 16-0 | 1 Q | Connolly (IRL) W 5-0 | Goncalves (POR) W 8-2 | Cordero (ESP) W 10-1 | Curto (ESP) L 3-7 | |
| Pedro Silva | Mixed individual BC2 | Maleemao (THA) | W 5-3 | 1 Q | Connolly (IRL) W 5-0 | Goncalves (POR) W 8-2 | Cordero (ESP) W 10-1 | Curto (ESP) L 3-7 | |
| Pedro Silva | Mixed individual BC2 | Olsen (NOR) | W 11-0 | 1 Q | Connolly (IRL) W 5-0 | Goncalves (POR) W 8-2 | Cordero (ESP) W 10-1 | Curto (ESP) L 3-7 | |
| Bruno Valentim | Mixed individual BC4 | Beres (HUN) | W 6-0 | 1 Q | — | — | Streharsky (SVK) W 6-2 | Leung (HKG) L 1-5 | |
| Bruno Valentim | Mixed individual BC4 | Gomez (ESP) | W 9-0 | 1 Q | — | — | Streharsky (SVK) W 6-2 | Leung (HKG) L 1-5 | |
| Bruno Valentim | Mixed individual BC4 | Gyurkota (HUN) | W 4-3 | 1 Q | — | — | Streharsky (SVK) W 6-2 | Leung (HKG) L 1-5 | |
| Bruno Valentim | Mixed individual BC4 | Chatzipanagiotidou (GRE) | W 10-1 | 1 Q | — | — | Streharsky (SVK) W 6-2 | Leung (HKG) L 1-5 | |

#### Pairs/Team events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Armando Costa Jose Carlos Macedo | Pairs BC3 | Park (KOR) / An (KOR) | L 2-11 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Armando Costa Jose Carlos Macedo | Pairs BC3 | Gauthier (CAN) / Kabush (CAN) | L 3-4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Armando Costa Jose Carlos Macedo | Pairs BC3 | Hanson (USA) / Williams (USA) | W 9-1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira Bruno Valentim | Pairs BC4 | Lau (HKG) / Leung (HKG) | L 5-8 | 2 | — | — | |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira Bruno Valentim | Pairs BC4 | Beres (HUN) / Gyurkota (HUN) | L 2-5 | 2 | — | — | |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira Bruno Valentim | Pairs BC4 | Durkovic (SVK) / Streharsky (SVK) | W 8-2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira Bruno Valentim | Pairs BC4 | Gomez (ESP) / Dueso (ESP) | W 6-3 | 2 | — | — | |
| Fernando de Oliveira Pereira Bruno Valentim | Pairs BC4 | Gauthier (CAN) / Vandervies (CAN) | W 9-0 | 2 | — | — | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez Fernando Ferreira Cristina Goncalves Antonio Marques | Team BC1-2 | New Zealand (NZL) | W 5-4 | 1 Q | Great Britain (GBR) W 9-8 | New Zealand (NZL) W 5-4 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez Fernando Ferreira Cristina Goncalves Antonio Marques | Team BC1-2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | W 4-3 | 1 Q | Great Britain (GBR) W 9-8 | New Zealand (NZL) W 5-4 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez Fernando Ferreira Cristina Goncalves Antonio Marques | Team BC1-2 | Ireland (IRL) | W 8-3 | 1 Q | Great Britain (GBR) W 9-8 | New Zealand (NZL) W 5-4 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez Fernando Ferreira Cristina Goncalves Antonio Marques | Team BC1-2 | Thailand (THA) | W 7-3 | 1 Q | Great Britain (GBR) W 9-8 | New Zealand (NZL) W 5-4 | |
| Joao Paulo Fernandez Fernando Ferreira Cristina Goncalves Antonio Marques | Team BC1-2 | Denmark (DEN) | W 10-1 | 1 Q | Great Britain (GBR) W 9-8 | New Zealand (NZL) W 5-4 | |

### Cycling
#### Men's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Augusto Pereira | Men's road race/time trial CP div 3 | - | 9 |

### Equestrian

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Carlos Pereira | Mixed individual championship test grade III | 60.320 | 14 |
| Carlos Pereira | Mixed individual freestyle test grade III | 62.889 | 13 |

### Swimming
#### Men

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| João Martins | S1 | 50m freestyle | — | — | 1:37.83 | |
| João Martins | S1 | 100m freestyle | — | — | 4:13.61 | 6 |
| João Martins | S1 | 50m backstroke | — | — | 1:47.19 | |
| Nelson Lopes | S4 | 50m backstroke | 53.68 | 6 Q | 53.83 | 6 |
| Nuno Vitorino | S3 | 200m freestyle | 5:33.73 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nuno Vitorino | S3 | 50m backstroke | 1:18.60 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Susana Barroso | S3 | 50m freestyle | 1:16.54 | 6 Q | 1:09.00 | 4 |
| Susana Barroso | S3 | 100m freestyle | 2:28.95 | 4 Q | 2:32.66 | 4 |
| Susana Barroso | S3 | 50m backstroke | — | — | 1:09.32 | |
| Leila Marques | S9 | 400m freestyle | 5:18.67 | 7 Q | 5:17.50 | 6 |
| Leila Marques | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:17.64 | 4 Q | 1:18.40 | 7 |
| Leila Marques | SB8 | 100m breaststroke | 1:32.25 | 5 Q | 1:30.63 | 5 |
| Leila Marques | SM9 | 200m individual medley | 2:54.59 | 7 Q | 2:55.30 | 8 |
| Maria Joao Morgado | S5 | 100m freestyle | 1:44.99 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maria Joao Morgado | S5 | 200m freestyle | 3:45.32 | 7 Q | 3:41.21 | 6 |
| Perpetua Vaza | S3 | 50m freestyle | 1:18.57 | 7 Q | 1:20.36 | 7 |
| Perpetua Vaza | S3 | 100m freestyle | 2:51.98 | 7 Q | 2:47.15 | 7 |
| Perpetua Vaza | S3 | 50m backstroke | — | — | 1:25.74 | 8 |
| Susana Barroso Leila Marques Maria Joao Morgado Perpetua Vaza | N/A | 4x50m freestyle relay (20pts) | — | — | 3:48.84 | 5 |