Portugal at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. A delegation of forty eight competitors participated in eight sports, with an equestrian and sailing teams winning both a bronze and Portugal's first Olympic silver medal, respectively. This was also the first Olympics where this nation won more than one medal.

Silver

 * Duarte de Almeida Bello and Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello — Sailing, Swallow (Golondrina).

Bronze

 * Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva — Equestrian, Team Dressage.

Athletics
Men's 100m:
 * J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 11)

Men's 200m:
 * J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 3)

Men's Long Jump:
 * A. Pereira Dias Cachulo — qualifiers

Men's Triple Jump:
 * Luís Alcide de Nunes Garcia — qualifiers
 * João Rodrigues Vieira — qualifiers

Equestrian
Men's Individual Dressage:
 * Fernando Paes — 9th (411 points)
 * Francisco Valadas, Jr. — 10th (405 points)
 * Luís Mena e Silva — 12th (366 points)

Men's Team Dressage:
 * Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva —  3rd  (1182 points)

Men's Individual Eventing:
 * António Serôdio — eliminated
 * Fernando Paes — 25th (167½ points)
 * Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 8th (55 points)

Men's Individual Jumping:
 * Henrique Alves Calado — 18th (26 points)
 * Hélder de Souza — eliminated
 * J. Correia Barrento — 22nd (42½ points)

Men's Team Jumping:
 * Henrique Alves Calado, Hélder de Souza and J. Correia Barrento — eliminated

Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1948.


 * Men's épée
 * Álvaro Pinto — 1st round: 5th (poule 1)
 * Emílio Lino — 1st round: 5th (poule 8)
 * Manuel Chagas — 1st round: 7th (poule 2)


 * Men's team épée
 * Álvaro Pinto, Carlos Dias, Emílio Lino, José Castro, Manuel Chagas and João Costa — 1st round: 3rd (poule 6)

Rowing
Portugal had 14 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.


 * Men's coxed four — 2nd round: 2nd (heat 4)
 * António Torres
 * Delfim José da Silva
 * José Joaquim Cancela
 * José do Seixo
 * Leonel Rêgo (cox)


 * Men's eight — semi-final: 2nd (heat 3)
 * Felisberto Fortes
 * Albino Simões Neto
 * Carlos Roque
 * João de Sousa
 * João Alberto Lemos
 * Carlos da Benta
 * José Machado
 * Ricardo da Benta
 * Luís Machado (cox)

Sailing

 * Open

Shooting
Five shooters represented Portugal in 1948.


 * 25 metre pistol
 * Carlos Queiroz — 54th (489 points)
 * José Maria Ferreira — 22nd (524 points)
 * Moysés Cardoso — 55th (465 points)


 * 50 metre pistol
 * Moysés Cardoso — 42nd (485 points)
 * Carlos Queiroz — 46th (482 points)


 * 50 metre rifle
 * Abílio Brandão — 57th (576 points)
 * Carlos Queiroz — 63rd (572 points)
 * José da Silva — 66th (570 points)

Swimming
Men's 100m backstroke:
 * M. Alua Simas — 1st round: 5th (heat 3)

Officials

 * César de Melo (chief of mission)
 * Frederico Paredes (fencing)
 * J. de A. Machado (fencing)
 * F. Duarte (rowing)