Portugal at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Portugal sent a delegation of eleven competitors. These participated in six sports, with a debut in boxing, however no medals were won.

Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
 * João José Pontes Campos
 * Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:41.3 (→ 5th)
 * Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:44.4 (→ 7th, did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
 * José Manuel Sena
 * Round 1 (heat 3) — did not finish

Men's Marathon
 * Anacleto Pereira Pinto
 * Final — 2:17:04 (→ 16th place)

Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg):
 * João Manuel Miguel (a.k.a. Paquito)
 * 1/16 final — Bye
 * 1/8 final — Shamil Sabirov (URS) (→ lost 5:0, did not advance)

Gymnastics
Women's Team All-Round Competition:
 * Maria Avelina Alvarez — 69,00 pts (→ 9th – 16th)

Judo
Men's –60 kg:
 * João Paulo Mendonça
 * Pool B:
 * Round 1 — Marian Donat (POL) (→ won by waza-ari)
 * Round 2 — Thierry Rey (FRA) (→ lost by ippon)
 * Repêchage — Reino Fagerlund (FIN) (→ lost by koka, did not advance)

Men's Half Lightweight (–65 kg):
 * José António Branco
 * Pool A:
 * Round 1 — Abdoulaye Thera (MLI) (→ won by waza-ari awasete ippon)
 * Round 2 — Ilian Nedkov (BUL) (→ lost by waza-ari awasete ippon, did not advance)

Men's Half Middleweight (–70 kg):
 * António Roquete Andrade
 * Pool A:
 * Round 1 — Bye
 * Round 2 — Berkane Lakhdar Adda (ALG) (→ won by waza-ari)
 * Round 3 — Bernard Tchoullouyan (FRA) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)

Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke:
 * Rui Pinto Abreu
 * Heats (heat 2) — 1:00.62(→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Backstroke:
 * Rui Pinto Abreu
 * Heats (heat 1) — did not participate

Men's 100m Butterfly:
 * Paulo Frischknecht
 * Heats (heat 4)— 57.94 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 100m Freestyle:
 * Rui Pinto Abreu
 * Heats (heat 1) — 52.85 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle:
 * Rui Pinto Abreu
 * Heats (heat 1) — 1:55.25 (→ 4th, did not advance)


 * Paulo Frischknecht
 * Heats (heat 1)— 1:55.06 (→ 3rd, did not advance)

Men's 400m Freestyle:
 * Paulo Frischknecht
 * Heats (heat 4)— did not participate

Weightlifting
Men's Flyweight (–52 kg):
 * Raul Diniz — 197,0 pts (→ 13th)

Officials

 * Salles Grade (chief of mission)
 * Fernando Lima Bello (chief of mission)