Portugal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Portugal at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codePOR
NPCParalympic Committee of Portugal
Websitewww.comiteparalimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese and English)
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors27 in 10 sports
Flag bearers Diogo Cancela
Margarida Lapa
Medals
Ranked 43rd
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Portugal competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Medalists

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Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 2 4
Boccia 1 2 3
Cycling 1 0 1
Paracanoeing 2 0 2
Swimming 2 0 2
Total 8 4 12

Athletics

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Portuguese track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

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
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Sandro Baessa Men's 1500 m T20 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  Women's 400 m T13
  Women's 400 m T20
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Miguel Monteiro Men's shot put F40 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Boccia

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Portugal entered six athletes into the Paralympics games, after nominated top two individual athletes in men's individual BC3 events and women's BC3 and BC4 individual events, and top four in BC1/BC2 team events, through the final world ranking.

Athlete Event Pool matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Andre Ramos Men's individual BC1  Cryderman (CAN)
W 7–0
David Araujo Men's individual BC2  Silva (BRA)
W 8–0
José Gonçalves Men's individual BC3
Ana Correia Women's individual BC2
Cristina Gonçalves 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ana Costa Women's individual BC3
Carla Oliveira Women's individual BC4
Andre Ramos
David Araujo
Cristina Gonçalves
Mixed teams BC1/BC2

Cycling

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Portugal entered one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]

Track

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Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Telmo Pinão Men's time trial C1-3 1:16.154 14 Did not advance
Men's pursuit C2 3:59.150 7 Did not advance

Paracanoeing

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Portugal earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's KL1
  Men's VL2

Swimming

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Portugal secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
  Men's 100 m backstroke S11
Diogo Cancela Men's 200 m individual medley SM8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

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References

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https://paralimpicos.pt/noticia/-/asset_publisher/4119631/portugal-com-27-atletas-de-10-modalidades-nos-jogos-paralimpicos-paris-2024

  1. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.