Portugal at the Olympics

Portugal at the Olympics is a history which includes 30 games in 20 countries and 600+ athletes.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Portugal" ; retrieved 2012-7-28.  Since 1912, the Portugal has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".Olympics.org,  "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-28.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Portugal is POR.

History
The Portugal National Olympic Committee was formed in 1909.  It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1909.Olympic.org,  Portugal; retrieved 2012-7-28.

Portugal's team first competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Portugal has been a part of every Summer Games since 1912.  Portugal's first Winter Games was in 1952 in Oslo, Norway. It was 36 years later when they sent another team to the 1988 Winter Olympics of Calgary, Canada. Since then, Portugal has only missed two Winter Games (1992 and 2002).

Medal tables
 Medals per Olympic Games
 GamesGoldSilverBronze Total1912 Stockholm 0  0  0  0 1920 Antwerp 0  0  0  0 1924 Paris 0  0  1  1 1928 Amsterdam 0  0  1  11932 Los Angeles 0  0  0  0 1936 Berlin 0  0  1  1 1948 London 0  1  1  21952 Helsinki 0  0  1  11956 Melbourne 0  0  0  01960 Rome 0  1  0  1  1964 Tokyo 0  0  0  0 1968 Mexico City 0  0  0  0 1972 Munich 0  0  0  01976 Montreal 0  2  0  21980 Moscow 0  0  0  0 1984 Los Angeles 1  0  2  31988 Seoul 1  0  0  1 1992 Barcelona 0  0  0  01996 Atlanta 1  0  1  22000 Sydney 0  0  2  22004 Athens 0  2  1  32008 Beijing 1  1  0  22012 London 0  1  0  1 Total  4  8  11  23

Medals by sport
 Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 4  2  4  10Sailing 0  2  2  4Canoeing 0  1  0  1Cycling 0  1  0  1Shooting 0  1  0  1Triathlon 0  1  0  1Equestrian 0  0  3  3Fencing 0  0  1  1Judo 0  0  1  1 Total  4  8  11  23

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

Other websites
 Comité Olímpico de Portugal website  
  Portugal profile at London2012.com 

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Portugal