The Portuguese Athletics Federation (, FPAtletismo), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Portugal.
History The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo was founded on 5 November 1921, under the name "Federação Portuguesa de Sports Atléticos". It is headquartered in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras. It's an independent sports governing body, of public interest, non-profit, ruled by their own code.Estatutos
The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo) organizes the Portuguese Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Championships. It has 21 regional associations, promoting and directing the practice of athletics, in men's and women's. In according with the International Association of Athletics Federations in which it is a member, it also organizes doping tests in official competitions, as outside them, so it can detect doping in athletics.
Olympic medalists MedalNameGamesEvent 1976 Montreal Men's 10000 metres 1984 Los Angeles Men's marathon 1984 Los Angeles Men's 5000 metres 1984 Los Angeles Women's marathon 1988 Seoul Women's marathon 1996 Atlanta Women's 10000 metres 2000 Sydney Women's 10000 metres 2004 Athens Men's 100 metres 2004 Athens Men's 1500 metres 2008 Beijing Men's triple jump Pedro Pichardo 2020 TokyoMen's triple jump Patrícia Mamona 2020 TokyoWomen's triple jump
Other Competitions World Athletics Competitions European Athletics Championships European Athletics Indoor Championships European U23 Championships European Junior Championships European Cross Country Championships European Mountain Running Championships
See also Portuguese records in athletics Portuguese Outdoor Men's Athletics Championship Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship Portuguese Outdoor Women's Athletics Championship Portuguese Indoor Women's Athletics Championship
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