# Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Portuguese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's debut in 1912.
These were the most successful Olympic Games for Portugal as its delegation won a total of four medals, surpassing the three medals of Los Angeles 1984 and Athens 2004. For the first time ever, Portugal won at least one medal of each kind and reached the podium in more than two sports in the same Games.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Pedro Pichardo | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 5 August |
| Silver | Patrícia Mamona | Athletics | Women's triple jump | 1 August |
| Bronze | Jorge Fonseca | Judo | Men's 100 kg | 29 July |
| Bronze | Fernando Pimenta | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres | 3 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Canoeing | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Judo | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Skateboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Surfing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 56 | 36 | 92 |

## Athletics

Portuguese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Carlos Nascimento | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.37 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ricardo dos Santos | 400 m | 46.83 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| João Vieira | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:51:28 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lorène Bazolo | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.31 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lorène Bazolo | 200 m | 23.21 | 2 Q | — | — | 23.20 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cátia Azevedo | 400 m | 51.26 | 3 Q | — | — | 51.32 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salomé Afonso | 1500 m | 4:10.80 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marta Pen | 1500 m | 4:07.33 | 10 qJ | — | — | 4:04.15 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sara Moreira | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Catarina Ribeiro | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:55:01 | 70 |
| Carla Salomé Rocha | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:34:52 | 30 |
| Ana Cabecinha | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:34:08 | 20 |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Nelson Évora | Triple jump | 15.39 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tiago Pereira | Triple jump | 16.71 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pedro Pichardo | Triple jump | 17.71 | 1 Q | 17.98 NR | |
| Francisco Belo | Shot put | 20.58 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Patrícia Mamona | Triple jump | 14.54 | 4 Q | 15.01 NR | |
| Evelise Veiga | Triple jump | 13.93 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Auriol Dongmo | Shot put | 18.80 | 8 Q | 19.57 | 4 |
| Liliana Cá | Discus throw | 62.85 | 8 q | 63.93 | 5 |
| Irina Rodrigues | Discus throw | 57.03 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Portugal qualified one canoeist for the men's K-1 class by finishing in the top eighteen at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Antoine Launay | Men's K-1 | 95.68 | 10 | 93.50 | 11 | 93.50 | 12 Q | 98.88 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint

Portuguese canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Fernando Pimenta | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:40.323 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 3:22.942 | 1 FA | 3:22.478 | |
| Messias Baptista João Ribeiro Emanuel Silva David Varela | Men's K-4 500 m | 1:25.515 | 5 QF | 1:24.325 | 4 SF | 1:25.268 | 4 FA | 1:25.324 | 8 |
| Teresa Portela | Women's K-1 200 m | 42.050 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 39.301 | 6 FB | 39.562 | 10 |
| Teresa Portela | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:48.727 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 1:52.557 | 2 FA | 1:55.814 | 7 |
| Joana Vasconcelos | Women's K-1 200 m | 43.059 | 5 QF | 43.379 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joana Vasconcelos | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:57.513 | 5 QF | 1:56.622 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling
### Road

Portugal entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| João Almeida | Men's road race | 6:09:04 | 13 |
| João Almeida | Men's time trial | 58:33.97 | 16 |
| Nelson Oliveira | Men's road race | 6:15:38 | 41 |
| Nelson Oliveira | Men's time trial | 58:59.22 | 21 |

### Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Portugal entered one rider to compete in the women's omnium based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Tempo race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Elimination race | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total points | Rank |
| Maria Martins | Women's omnium | 6 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 95 | 7 |

### Mountain biking

Portugal entered one mountain biker to compete in the women's cross-country race by finishing in the top two of the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Raquel Queirós | Women's cross-country | 1:27:46 | 27 |

## Equestrian

Portugal fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team dressage competition by finishing eighth overall and securing the last of three available berths for Group A and B at the European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. MeanwhIle, one jumping rider was added to the Portuguese roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups B (South Western Europe).

### Dressage

The Portuguese dressage team was named on June 11, 2021. Carlos Pinto and Sultao Menezes have been named the travelling reserves.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Maria Caetano | Fenix de Tineo | Individual | 70.311 | 27 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| João Miguel Torrão | Equador | Individual | 70.186 | 29 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rodrigo Torres | Fogoso | Individual | 72.624 | 17 q | — | — | 74.143 | 83.743 | 78.943 | 16 |
| Maria Caetano João Miguel Torrão Rodrigo Torres | See above | Team | 6862.5 | 7 Q | 6965.5 | 8 | — | — | 6965.5 | 8 |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank |
| Luciana Diniz | Vertigo du Desert | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 4 | 84.69 | 10 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Portugal entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Ana Filipa Martins booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing last out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Ana Filipa Martins | All-around | 13.466 | 14.300 | 11.866 | 12.666 | 52.298 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Trampoline

Portugal entered one trampoline gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Diogo Abreu claimed an Olympic spot in the men's event at the 2021 FIG World Cup in Brescia.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Diogo Abreu | Men's | 93.420 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET: After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Portugal men's | Men's tournament | Egypt L 31–37 | Bahrain W 26–25 | Sweden L 28–29 | Denmark L 28–34 | Japan L 30–31 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's tournament

Portugal men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Montpellier leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament, marking the country's debut in the sport.

#### Team roster

The squad was announced on 13 July 2021.
Head coach: Paulo Pereira
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 4
* RW
* Pedro Portela
* (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.86 m
* 90
* 295
* Tremblay-en-France Handball
* 5
* LB
* Gilberto Duarte
* (1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.97 m
* 101
* 295
* Montpellier Handball
* 8
* P
* Victor Iturriza
* (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.93 m
* 15
* 51
* FC Porto
* 9
* RB
* João Ferraz
* (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.98 m
* 94
* 156
* HSC Suhr Aarau
* 10
* CB
* Miguel Martins
* (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 (aged 23)
* 1.92 m
* 56
* 129
* MOL-Pick Szeged
* 14
* CB
* Rui Silva
* (1993-04-28)28 April 1993 (aged 28)
* 1.86 m
* 93
* 147
* FC Porto
* 15
* P
* Daymaro Salina
* (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 33)
* 2.00 m
* 57
* 100
* FC Porto
* 16
* GK
* Humberto Gomes
* (1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 43)
* 1.93 m
* 85
* 0
* Póvoa AC
* 22
* P
* Alexis Borges
* (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 29)
* 1.96 m
* 39
* 65
* S.L. Benfica
* 23
* LW
* Diogo Branquinho
* (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 26)
* 1.85 m
* 55
* 130
* FC Porto
* 25
* RW
* António Areia
* (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.90 m
* 58
* 163
* FC Porto
* 27
* LB
* André Gomes
* (1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 22)
* 1.92 m
* 32
* 82
* FC Porto
* 41
* GK
* Gustavo Capdeville
* (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 23)
* 1.90 m
* 14
* 0
* S.L. Benfica
* 82
* P
* Luís Frade
* (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 22)
* 1.94 m
* 29
* 38
* Barcelona
* 88
* LB
* Fábio Magalhães
* (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 33)
* 1.94 m
* 152
* 315
* FC Porto

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 139 | +35 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 134 | +20 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 142 | +2 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 149 | −20 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 156 | −13 | 2 | |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 170 | −24 | 2 | |
* 1 2 3 Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
* 1 2 3 Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
| 24 July 2021 19:30 | Portugal | 31–37 | Egypt | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 24 July 2021 19:30 | Ferraz 6 | (15–15) | Hesham 7 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 24 July 2021 19:30 | 2× 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 26 July 2021 19:30 | Bahrain | 25–26 | Portugal | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 26 July 2021 19:30 | Habib 8 | (15–14) | Portela 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 26 July 2021 19:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 5× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 28 July 2021 11:00 | Sweden | 29–28 | Portugal | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 28 July 2021 11:00 | Ekberg 9 | (14–14) | three players 4 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 28 July 2021 11:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 6× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 30 July 2021 19:30 | Portugal | 28–34 | Denmark | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 30 July 2021 19:30 | Branquinho 4 | (19–20) | M. Hansen 9 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 30 July 2021 19:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 3× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 1 August 2021 09:00 | Portugal | 30–31 | Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 1 August 2021 09:00 | four players 4 | (14–16) | R. Tokuda 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 1 August 2021 09:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |

## Judo

Portugal qualified eight judoka (two men and six women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. All of them, with Telma Monteiro (women's lightweight, 57 kg) leading the nation's roster at her fifth straight Olympics, were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Anri Egutidze | −81 kg | Borchashvili (AUT) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Fonseca | −100 kg | Bye | Nikiforov (BEL) W 10–00 | Ilyasov (ROC) W 01–00 | Cho G-h (KOR) L 00–01 | Bye | El Nahas (CAN) W 01–00 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Catarina Costa | −48 kg | Gurbanli (AZE) W 10–00 | Li (CHN) W 10–00 | Bilodid (UKR) L 00–10 | — | Pareto (ARG) W 10–00 | Mönkhbatyn (MGL) L 00–10 | 5 |
| Joana Ramos | −52 kg | Delgado (USA) L 00–10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Telma Monteiro | −57 kg | Dabonne (CIV) W 10–00 | Kowalczyk (POL) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bárbara Timo | −70 kg | Drysdale Daley (JAM) W 10–00 | Matić (CRO) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patrícia Sampaio | −78 kg | León (VEN) W 10–00 | Wagner (GER) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rochele Nunes | +78 kg | Mojica (PUR) W 01–00 | Ortíz (CUB) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

Portugal qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the first of two berths available at the 2021 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Afonso Costa Pedro Fraga | Men's lightweight double sculls | 6:44.09 | 3 R | 6:39.95 | 4 FC | — | — | 6:24.44 | 13 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Portuguese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Diogo Costa Pedro Costa | Men's 470 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 17 | — | — | EL | 104 | 15 |
| José Costa Jorge Lima | Men's 49er | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | OCS | 94 | 7 |
| Carolina João | Women's Laser Radial | 32 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 21 | 14 | — | — | EL | 229 | 34 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Portuguese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| João Azevedo | Men's trap | 120 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Skateboarding

Portugal entered one skateboarder into the Olympic competition. Gustavo Ribeiro booked a spot in the men's street as one of the top 16 skateboarders vying for qualification in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings on 30 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gustavo Ribeiro | Men's street | 32.66 | 8 Q | 15.05 | 8 |

## Surfing

Portugal sent three surfers to compete at the Games. Frederico Morais secured a qualification slot in the men's shortboard event for his nation, as the highest-ranked surfer from Europe at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan. On the women's side, Teresa Bonvalot and Yoland Sequeira completed the nation's surfing lineup by scoring a top-two finish within their heat at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Frederico Morais | Men's shortboard | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test |
| Teresa Bonvalot | Women's shortboard | 9.80 | 2 Q | Bye | Bye | Lima (BRA) L 7.50–12.17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yolanda Hopkins | Women's shortboard | 9.24 | 4 q | 12.23 | 1 Q | Defay (FRA) W 10.84–9.40 | Buitendag (RSA) L 5.46–9.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Portuguese swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tiago Campos | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:59:42.0 | 23 |
| Gabriel Lopes | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.56 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Paulo Lopes | 800 m freestyle | 7:56.15 | 23 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Paulo Lopes | 400 m individual medley | 4:16.52 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexis Santos | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.32 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisco Santos | 100 m backstroke | 54.35 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francisco Santos | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.58 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Angélica André | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:04:40.7 | 17 |
| Diana Durães | 1500 m freestyle | 16:29.15 | 23 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tamila Holub | 800 m freestyle | 8:40.04 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tamila Holub | 1500 m freestyle | 16:25.16 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Monteiro | 200 m butterfly | 2:11.45 | 14 Q | 2:09.82 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Portugal entered five athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament. On the women's side, Rio 2016 Olympian Fu Yu scored an outright semifinal victory to book one of three Olympic spots available at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. Shao Jieni was automatically selected among the top ten table tennis players vying for qualification to join Yu in the same event based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings of June 1, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tiago Apolónia | Men's singles | Bye | Omotayo (NGR) W 4–0 | Achanta (IND) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcos Freitas | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Habesohn (AUT) W 4–3 | Fan Zd (CHN) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tiago Apolónia Marcos Freitas João Monteiro | Men's team | — | — | — | — | Germany (GER) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fu Yu | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Mukherjee (IND) W 4–0 | Ito (JPN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shao Jieni | Women's singles | Bye | Kaellberg (SWE) W 4–3 | Yu My (SGP) L 0–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Portugal entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian and double world medalist Rui Bragança secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rui Bragança | Men's −58 kg | Vicente (ESP) L 9–24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tennis

Portugal entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. João Sousa (world no. 109) accepted a spare berth previously allocated by one of the original official entrants, with Pedro (world no. 108) topping the list of tennis players vying for qualification from Europe, to compete in the men's singles based on the ATP World Rankings. Additionally, they opted to play together in the men's doubles.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| João Sousa | Men's singles | Macháč (CZE) L 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pedro Sousa | Men's singles | Davidovich (ESP) L 3–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| João Sousa Pedro Sousa | Men's doubles | — | McLachlan / Nishikori (JPN) L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Portugal entered three triathletes (two men and one woman) to compete at the Olympics. Two-time Olympian João Pedro Silva, Rio 2016 Olympian João José Pereira, and rookie Melanie Santos were selected among the top 26 triathletes vying for qualification in their respective events based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| João José Pereira | Men's | 17:56 | 0:38 | 56:31 | 0:31 | 32:27 | 1:48:03 | 27 |
| João Silva | Men's | 17:55 | 0:41 | 56:30 | 0:31 | 31:53 | 1:47:30 | 23 |
| Melanie Santos | Women's | 19:32 | 0:41 | 1:05:07 | 0:33 | 36:13 | 2:02:06 | 22 |