# Portugal at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
A dodadinal delegation of sixty four competitors participated in a new record number of fourteen sports. Portugal's only medal was its second Olympic gold ever, won by the Los Angeles 1984 women's marathon bronze medalist Rosa Mota who added the Olympic title to her European and World marathon titles. The future Olympic champion Fernanda Ribeiro debuted in the Olympics but didn't finish her participation.
The athletics hosted most of the Portuguese competitors' events, confirming this nation's great athletic potential at the Olympic level. Swimming events also registered a bigger amount than the usual. In its second Olympic archery competition, Portugal sent two men as well as its first female Olympic archer who established a new high ranking for a Portuguese archer at 37th.

## Medalist

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Rosa Mota | Athletics | Women's marathon | 23 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Athletics | 23 | 6 | 29 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Judo | 3 | – | 3 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 |
| Sailing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 10 | 65 |

## Results by event
### Archery

Men's Individual Competition:
* Carlos Reis
    Open round — 1176 pts (→ 66th, did not advance)
    Distance90m70m50m30mTotal Round 1 2562842923341176
* Rui Santos
    Open round — 1160 pts (→ 70th, did not advance)
    Distance90m70m50m30mTotal Round 1 2582812993221160
Women's Individual Competition:
* Ana Sousa
    Open round — 1213 pts (→ 37th, did not advance)
    Distance90m70m50m30mTotal Round 1 2833032953321213

### Athletics
#### Men's events

100m:
* Luís Cunha
   * Round 1 (heat 11) — 10.80 (→ 5th, did not advance)
* Pedro Agostinho
   * Round 1 (heat 6) — did not finish
200m:
* Luís Barroso
   * Round 1 (heat 9) — 21.31 (→ 2nd)
   * Round 2 (heat 3) — 20.81 (→ 4th, did not advance)
* Luís Cunha
   * Round 1 (heat 7) — 21.72 (→ 4th, did not advance)
400m:
* Filipe Lomba
   * Round 1 (heat 2) — 47.57 (→ 5th, did not advance)
800m:
* Álvaro Silva
   * Round 1 (heat 4) — 1:49.09 (→ 3rd)
   * Round 2 (heat 4) — 1:46.65 (→ 3rd)
   * Semi-final (heat 2) — 1:45.12 (→ 5th, did not advance)
* António Abrantes
   * Round 1 (heat 3) — 1:49.01 (→ 4th, did not advance)
1,500m:
* Mário Silva
   * Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:42.24 (→ 5th)
   * Final — 3:38.77 (→ 9th)
5,000m:
* Domingos Castro
   * Round 1 (heat 1) — 13:47.91 (→ 4th)
   * Semi-final — 13:22.44 (→ 1st)
   * Final — 13:16.09 (→ 4th)
* Fernando Couto
   * Round 1 (heat 2) — 13:58.72 (→ 8th, did not advance)
* José Regalo
   * Round 1 (heat 3) — 13:43.59 (→ 9th)
   * Semi-final — 13:24.48 (→ 3rd)
   * Final — did not finish
10,000m:
* António Pinto
   * Round 1 (heat 1) — 28:15.63 (→ 6th)
   * Final — 28:09.53 (→ 13th)
* Dionísio Castro
   * Round 1 (heat 1) — did not finish
* Ezequiel Canario
   * Round 1 (heat 2) — 28:43.02 (→ 9th, did not advance)
Marathon
* Joaquim Silva — 2:18:05 (→ 27th)
* Paulo Catarino — DNF
20 km Walk:
* Hélder Oliveira — 1:27:39 (→ 39th)
* José Pinto — 1:26:33 (→ 31st)
* José Urbano — 1:24:56 (→ 29th)
50 km Walk:
* José Pinto — 3:55:57 (→ 21st)
110m Hurdles:
* João Lima
   * Round 1 (heat 5) — 14.73 (→ 6th, did not advance)
4 × 100 m Relay:
* Arnaldo Abrantes, Luís Barroso, Pedro Agostinho and Pedro Curvelo
   * Round 1 (heat 4) — 39.61 (→ 3rd)
   * Semi-final (heat 2) — disqualified
4 × 400 m Relay:
* Álvaro Silva, António Abrantes, Filipe Lomba and Paulo Curvelo
   * Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:07.75 (→ 3rd)
   * Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:07.75 (→ 7th, did not advance)
Long Jump:
* José Leitão
    Qualifying Round (group 1) — 6,99 (→ 15th, did not advance)
    Attempt123 Result X6,996,81
Triple Jump:
* José Leitão
    Qualifying Round (group 1) — 15,60 (→ 16th, did not advance)
    Attempt123 Result 15,5115,6015,47

#### Women's events

3000m:
* Fernanda Ribeiro
   * Round 1 (heat 1) — 9:05.92 (→ 13th, did not advance)
10000m:
* Albertina Dias
   * Round 1 (heat 2) — 32:13.85 (→ 5th)
   * Final — 32:07.13 (→ 10th)
* Albertina Machado
   * Round 1 (heat 1) — 31:52.04 (→ 7th)
   * Final — 32:02.13 (→ 9th)
Marathon:
* Aurora Cunha — did not start
* Conceição Ferreira — 2:34:23 (→ 20th)
* Rosa Mota — 2:25:40 (→ Gold Medal)

### Canoeing
#### Sprint
##### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| José Garcia | K-1 500 m | 1:57.83 | 6 QR | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Garcia | K-1 1000 m | 3:44.53 | 4 QR | 3:51.14 | 1 QS | 3:44.00 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| António Brinco Eduardo Gomes | K-2 500 m | 3:31.95 | 4 QR | 3:47.99 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Equestrian

Men's Individual Jumping:
* Manuel Malta da Costa — 33rd
    QualifyingTimePenaltiesPtsRank ObstacleTimeTotal Round 1 107.4400.000.0069.501st Round 2 98.05201.0021.0025.00? Total 201.0021.0094.5026th
    FinalTimePenaltiesRank ObstacleTimeTotal Round 1 106.24240.0024.0033rd

### Fencing
#### Men's épée

* José Bandeira — 67th
   * Round 1 (pool 15) — 5 matches, 1 victory (→ 5th, did not advance)
      * Cezary Siess (POL) (→ lost by 5:3)
      * Rafael Di Tella (ARG) (→ lost by 5:5)
      * Arwin Kardolus (NED) (→ lost by 5:3)
      * Arnd Schmitt (FRG) (→ lost by 5:1)
      * Alfredo Bogarin Arzamendia (PAR) (→ won by 5:3)
* Óscar Pinto — 74th
   * Round 1 (pool 2) — 4 matches, 0 victories (→ 5th, did not advance)
      * Andre Kuhn (SUI) (→ lost by 5:3)
      * Roberto Lazzarini (BRA) (→ lost by 5:2)
      * Stéphane Ganeff (NED) (→ lost by 5:1)
      * Sandro Cuomo (ITA) (→ lost by 5:0)
* Roberto Durão — 60th
   * Round 1 (pool 3) — 4 matches, 1 victory (→ 4th)
      * Jean Michel Henry (FRA) (→ lost by 5:1)
      * Robert Marx (USA) (→ won by 5:5)
      * Il-Hee Lee (KOR) (→ lost by 5:3)
      * Fernando Pena (ESP) (→ lost by 5:2)
   * Round 2 (pool 12) — 4 matches, 0 victories (→ 5th, did not advance)
      * Stephen Trevor (USA) (→ lost by 5:2)
      * Mauricio Rivas (COL) (→ lost by 5:2)
      * Johannes Nagele (AUT) (→ lost by 5:2)
      * Stefan Joos (BEL) (→ lost by 5:1)

#### Men's foil

* José Bandeira — 55th
   * Round 1 (pool 12) — 5 matches, 1 victory (→ 5th, did not advance)
      * Andrea Borella (ITA) (→ lost by 5:2)
      * Shaopei Lao (CHN) (→ lost by 5:2)
      * Chung Man Lee (HKG) (→ won by 5:2)
      * Thierry Soumagne (BEL) (→ lost by 5:1)
      * Stephen Angers (CAN) (→ lost by 5:1)

### Gymnastics
#### Artistics

Men's Individual All-Round Competition:
* Hélder Pinheiro — 109.600 pts (→ 85th)
    Subdivision 1 (Group 4) RoundFloorPomm. HorseRingsVaultParallel BarsHorizontal BarTotal Ia 9.3009.4508.7008.8009.2009.20054.650109.600 Ib 9.2009.6009.2509.1509.4008.35054.950
Women's Individual All-Round Competition:
* Sónia Moura — 83rd
    Subdivision 1 (Group 3) RoundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloorTotal Ia 9.3009.3758.7759.17536.62573.025 Ib 9.5759.2758.4009.15036.400

#### Rhythmics

Women's Individual All-Round Competition:
* Patricia Jorge — 37.050 pts (→ 30th)
    Preliminary Round RopeHoopClubsRibbonTotal 9.3509.1009.2009.40037.050

### Judo

Men's Extra Lightweight (–60 kg):
* Renato Santos
    Pool B
   * 1/32 finals — Bye
   * 1/16 finals — Carlos Sotillo (ESP) (→ won by kiken-gachi)
   * 1/8 finals — Zhang Guojun (CHN) (→ lost by yusei-gachi, did not advance)
* Hugo Assunção
    Pool A
   * 1/32 finals — James Sibenge (ZIM) (→ won by ippon)
   * 1/16 finals — Eugene McManus (IRL) (→ won by yusei-gachi)
   * 1/8 finals — Anders Dahlin (SWE) (→ lost by koka, did not advance)
Men's Half Middleweight (–78 kg):
* Pedro Cristóvão
    Pool A
   * 1/32 finals — Bye
   * 1/16 finals — Neil Adams (GBR) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)
Women's Half Middleweight (–61 kg):
* Teresa Gaspar
    Pool B
   * 1/4 finals — Lynn Roethke (USA) (→ lost by yuko)
   * Repêchage — Boguslawa Olechnowicz (POL) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)

### Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Portugal in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
* Manuel Barroso — 4844 pts (→ 34th)
    Event Riding Fencing Swimming Shooting Cross-country Total Pts 910 677 1236 802 1219 4844
Men's Team Competition:
* Manuel Barroso — 4844 pts (→ 22nd)

### Sailing

Star:
* Henrique Anjos and Patricio de Barros — 115 pts (→ 15th)
    Race1234567TotalNet Place 16th13th8th16th14th16th12th Pts 22191422202218137115
Division II:
* Luís Calico — 132 pts (→ 19th)
    Race1234567TotalNet Place 23rd26th14th15th9th23rd12th Pts 29322021152918164132

### Shooting

Men's 10m Air Pistol:
* José Pena — did not start
Men's Trap:
* Hélder Cavaco — 139 hits (→ 37th)
    Round12345678Total Hits 252124232422––139
* João Rebelo — 190 hits (→ 18th)
    Round12345678Total Hits 2424252422242423190

### Swimming
#### Men's Events

100m Breaststroke:
* Alexandre Yokochi
   * Heats (heat 2) — 1:05.66 (→ 1st, did not advance – 40th overall)
200m Breaststroke:
* Alexandre Yokochi
   * Heats (heat 6) — 2:17.87 (→ 5th)
   * Final B — 2:18.01 (→ 1st – 9th overall)
100m Butterfly:
* Mabílio Albuquerque
   * Heats (heat 2) — 57.30 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 33rd overall)
* Paulo Camacho
   * Heats (heat 3) — 57.62 (→ 4th, did not advance, 37th place)
200m Butterfly:
* Diogo Madeira
   * Heats (heat 2) — 2:03.79 (→ 1st, did not advance – 26th overall)
* João Santos
   * Heats (heat 2) — 2:04.74 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 29th overall)
50m Freestyle:
* Paulo Trindade
   * Heats (heat 6) — 24.02 (→ 5th, did not advance – 31st overall)
* Sérgio Esteves
   * Heats (heat 5) — 24.24 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 30th overall)
1500m Freestyle:
* Artur Costa
   * Heats (heat 2) — 15:56.13 (→ 7th, did not advance – 30th overall)
200m Individual Medley:
* Diogo Madeira
   * Heats (heat 4) — 2:10.21 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 28th overall)
400m Individual Medley:
* Rui Borges
   * Heats (heat 2) — 4:30.79 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 22nd overall)
* Diogo Madeira
   * Heats (heat 2) — 4:35.00 (→ 5th, did not advance – 26th overall)
4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay:
* Mabílio Albuquerque, Henrique Villaret, Sérgio Esteves and Vasco Sousa
   * Heats (heat 1) — 3:33.31 (→ 5th, did not advance – 14th overall)

#### Women's Events

100m Butterfly:
* Sandra Neves
   * Heats (heat 3) — 1:04.60 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 27th overall)
200m Butterfly:
* Sandra Neves
   * Heats (heat 2) — 2:18.29 (→ 5th, did not advance – 18th overall)

### Weightlifting

Men's Lightweight (–67,5 kg):
* Paulo Duarte
    Group C — 275,0 kg (→ 14th)
    EventAttemptResult 123 Snatch 120,0125,0127,5125,0 Clean & Jerk 150,0155,0155,0150,0 Total 275,0

### Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (–52 kg):
* José Marques
    Group B:
   * Round 1 — Pete Stjernberg (SWE) (→ lost by injury)
   * Round 2 — Jae-Suk Lee (KOR) (→ lost by injury; did not advance)

## Officials

* Celorico Moreira (chief of mission)