The Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes () is the most prestigious annual award given by the Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) to still-active Portuguese sportspeople which stood out for their sporting results and achievements in the previous year. It is named in honour of the former COP president Francisco Nobre Guedes (1957–1968) and has been awarded uninterruptedly since 1951.

List of decorated personalities

So far, 67 sports personalities have been decorated with this award. Below is a full list. Year Name Sport1951Duarte BelloSailing1952Rogério TavaresShooting1953António José Conde MartinsSailing1954Henrique CaladoEquestrian1955José Manuel da Costa PereiraHandball1956Joaquim Mascarenhas FiuzaSailing1957Manuel FariaAthletics1958Regina VelosoSwimming1959Dália Cunha SammerGymnastics1960Mário Gentil QuinaSailing1961Orlando AzinhaisFencing1962Pedro de AlmeidaAthletics1963Vitor Manuel Ferreira FonsecaSwimming1964Guy de Valle Flor Brito ChavesShooting1965António Pimenta da GamaEquestrian1966Manuel Figueiredo de OliveiraSwimming1967Dulce GouveiaSwimming1968José Filipe AbreuGymnastics1969Susana AbreuSwimming1970Luís GriloWrestling1971José Manuel Costa PedroWeightlifting1972Maria Manuela ContreirasGymnastics1973Carlos LopesAthletics1974Armando MarquesShootingHugo d'AssumpçãoJudo1975José GalvãoAthleticsRui Manuel Duarte SilvaWrestling1976Maria Avelina AlvarezGymnastics1977Rui AbreuSwimmingHugo d'AssumpçãoJudoJoaquim VieiraWrestling1978José Luís Abreu de AlmeidaBasketball1979Raul Correia DinisWeightlifting1980Alexandre YokochiSwimmingPéricles PintoAthletics1981Rosa MotaAthletics1982Francisco CoelhoWeightlifting1983Maria João FalcãoGymnasticsLuís BarrosoAthletics1984José PintoAthletics1985Mário RuaShooting1986Ana SousaArchery1987Luís RamosShooting1988José GarciaCanoeing1989Bernardo Marques PintoRugby1990Mário SilvaAthletics1991Vitor HugoRoller hockeyManuel BarrosoModern pentathlon1992Jorge PereiraTrampoline1993Albertina DiasAthletics1994Fernanda RibeiroAthletics1995Manuela MachadoAthleticsJoão RodriguesSailing1996Hugo Rocha / Nuno BarretoSailing1997Carla SacramentoAthleticsTicha PenicheiroBasketball1998António PintoAthletics1999Paulo GuerraAthleticsNuno DelgadoJudo2000Michel AlmeidaJudo2001Carlos CaladoAthleticsCatarina RodriguesJudo2002Pedro SoaresJudo2003Gustavo LimaSailing2004Francis ObikweluAthletics2005Telma MonteiroJudo2006Joaquim VideiraFencingNaide GomesAthletics2007Vanessa FernandesTriathlonNelson ÉvoraAthletics

Awards by sport

Rank Sport No.1Athletics192Judo7–Sailing74Gymnastics6–Swimming65Shooting56Weightlifting3–Wrestling38Basketball2–Equestrian2–Fencing211Archery1–Canoeing1–Handball1–Modern pentathlon1–Roller hockey1–Rugby union1–Triathlon1

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