Portugal competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Luís Gonçalves Athletics Men's 400 m – T12 Fernando FerreiraCristina GonçalvesAntónio MarquesAbílio Valente Boccia Mixed team BC1–2 José Macedo Boccia Mixed individual BC3 Manuel Mendes Athletics Men's marathon – T46
Athletics
Men
Track AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Nuno AlvesGuide: Ricardo Abreu1500m – T114:36.325colspan=2 did not advance5000m – T11colspan=4 17:03.648Luís Gonçalves200m – T1222.832 q22.984did not advance400m – T1249.602 q49.921 Q 49.54 Gabriel MacchiMarathon – T12colspan=4 2:43:49 6Manuel MendesMarathon – T46colspan=4 2:49:57 Hélder Mestre100m – T51colspan=4 24.358400m – T51colspan=4 1:30.827Cristiano Pereira1500m – T20colspan=4 3:59.927Jorge PinaMarathon – T12colspan=4 2:55:47 7 Mário Trindade100m – T5217.943 Qcolspan=2 18.196400m – T521:02.513 Qcolspan=2 1:05.35 8
Field
AthleteEventsResultRankLenine CunhaLong jump – F206.846Miguel MonteiroShot put – F408.895
Women
Track AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCarolina Duarte100m – T1312.533 Qcolspan=2 12.48 NR6400m – T13colspan=4 58.527Maria Fernandes100m – T3814.658did not advance400m – T38colspan=4 1:08.626Maria FiúzaGuide: Rui Chaves1500m – T115:24.145colspan=2 did not advanceCarina Paim400m – T201:02.166colspan=2 did not advance
Field
AthleteEventsResultRankMaria FernandesLong jump – F384.0411Inês FernandesShot put – F2011.696Ana FilipeLong jump – F204.319Erica GomesLong jump – F204.677
Boccia
Individual Athlete Event Pool RoundsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal ( / ) RankOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreRankOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreAntónio MarquesMixed individual BC1W 3–2L 2–4W 9–31W 4–3L 1–8L 1–84Fernando FerreiraMixed individual BC2L 1–8W 5–22did not advanceCristina GonçalvesW 7–2L 4–72did not advanceAbilio ValenteW 4–1W 2–2 ()1L 1–12did not advanceArmando Costa Mixed individual BC3L 1–6L 1–43did not advanceJosé MacedoW 7–2W 3–11W 7–0L 1–6W 5–5 ()Mário PeixotoL 2–4L 2–43did not advancePedro ClaraMixed individual BC4L 3–4W 6–5W 5–32L 2–5did not advanceDomingos VieiraL 3–5L 3–5W 6–13did not advance
Pairs and team AthleteEventPool RoundsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal ( / ) RankOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreRankOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreFernando FerreiraCristina GonçalvesAntónio MarquesAbílio ValenteMixed team BC1–2L 1–7W 12–12W 6–5L 5–8W 6–2Armando CostaJosé MacedoMário PeixotoMixed pairs BC3W 4–3L 1–5L 2–53did not advancePedro ClaraClara OliveiraDomingos VieiraMixed pairs BC4L 2–6L 4–11L 4–84did not advance
Cycling
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Portugal qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankLuís CostaMen's road race – H51:37:568Men's time trial – H531:06.068Telmo PinãoMen's road race – C1–31:58:5522Men's time trial – C230:38.0412
Equestrian Ana Veiga was given a Bipartite Commission Invitation slot to compete in Rio.
AthleteHorseEventScoreRankAna VeigaConvictoIndividual championship test Ia65.69621Mixed team test Ia68.26117
Judo
AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFirst roundRepechageFinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMiguel VieiraMen's −66 kg L 000–100did not advance
Shooting
The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Adelino Rocha earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAdelino RochaMen's 10 m air pistol – SH154927 did not advanceMixed 25 m pistol – SH152030did not advanceMixed 50 m pistol – SH150129 did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankDavid Carreira50 m freestyle – S829.3214did not advance100 m butterfly – S81:07.4310did not advance200 m individual medley – SM82:45.2313did not advanceDavid Grachat50 m freestyle – S927.0311did not advance100 m freestyle – S957.909did not advance400 m freestyle – S94:22.864 Q4:27.738Nelson Lopes50 m backstroke – S453.519did not advance200 m freestyle – S43:51.2911did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankJoana Calado100 m backstroke – SB81:26.525 Q1:25.965Simone Fragoso50 m freestyle – S546.4915did not advance50 m butterfly – S556.2312did not advance50 m backstroke – S5Withdraw200 m individual medley – SM54:26.0811did not advance Record legend: WR = World record; PR = Paralympic record; AR = Area record; NR = National record
See also Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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