Portugal at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Portugal at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Portugal
Website	www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Mexico City
Competitors	20 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	José Quina (Sailing)
Officials	1
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Portugal competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 20 competitors, 19 men and 1 woman, took part in 24 events in 6 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Men's 3000m Steeplechase:

• Manuel F. Oliveira — qualifiers: 8th (heat 1)

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1968.

Men's épée

• Francisco da Silva — 1st round: 7th (poule D)
• João de Abreu — 1st round: 5th (poule G)
• José Pinheiro — 1st round: 5th (poule C)

Men's team épée

• Francisco da Silva, Hélder Reis, João de Abreu and José Pinheiro — 2nd round: 2nd (poule B)

Gymnastics

Men's Individual All-Round Competition:

• José Filipe Abreu — 82nd (104,90 points)
  1. Floor — 51st (18,00)
  2. Pommelled Horse — 94th (15,50)
  3. Rings — 47th (18,00)
  4. Vault — 71st (17,95)
  5. Parallel Bars — 88th (17,60)
  6. Horizontal Bar — 99th (16,90)

Women's Individual All-Round Competition:

• Esbela Fonseca — 85th (66,70 points)
  1. Floor — 71st (17,35)
  2. Asymmetrical Bars — 72nd (16,95)
  3. Balance Beam — 91st (15,45)
  4. Vault — 88th (16,95)

Sailing

Dragon:

• Melo Menezes (helm), Fernando Lima and Sarafana Weck — 17th (124 points)

Finn:

• Bernardo Santos — 31st (196 points)

Flying Dutchman:

• Adriano da Silva and Orlando Sena (helm) — 27th (178 points)

Star:

• José Quina and Mário Quina (helm) — 17th (119 points)

Weightlifting

Featherweight:

• Luís Ramos — disqualified

Wrestling

Flyweight (–52 kg):

• Leonel Duarte — 2nd round

Bantamweight (–57 kg):

• Luís Grilo — 2nd round

Featherweight (–63 kg):

• Adriano Morais — 2nd round

Lightweight (–70 kg):

• Luís Galantinho — 3rd round

Officials

• Raul Worm (chief of mission)
• Bernardo Mendes de Almeida (sailing)

References

Notes

• Mexico City Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). Official Report of the XIX Olympiad Volume 3: The Games (Retrieved on November 7, 2006)