Portugal has contested every edition of World Athletics Championships, having won medals in nearly every edition. Its first world champion was Rosa Mota, when she won the women's marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. In the men's side, Nelson Évora became the first world champion, when he won the triple jump event in 2007.
Medalists MedalNameYearEvent Rosa Mota 1987 Rome Women's marathon Domingos Castro 1987 Rome Men's 5000 metres Manuela Machado 1993 Stuttgard Women's marathon Manuela Machado 1995 Gothenburg Women's marathon Fernanda Ribeiro 1995 Gothenburg Women's 10,000 metres Fernanda Ribeiro 1995 Gothenburg Women's 5000 metres Carla Sacramento 1995 Gothenburg Women's 1500 metres Carla Sacramento 1997 Athens Women's 1500 metres Fernanda Ribeiro 1997 Athens Women's 10,000 metres Manuela Machado 1997 Athens Women's marathon Fernanda Ribeiro 1997 Athens Women's 5000 metres Carlos Calado 2001 Edmonton Men's long jump Rui Silva 2005 Helsinki Men's 1500 metres Susana Feitor 2005 Helsinki Women's 20 km walk Nelson Évora 2007 Osaka Men's triple jump Nelson Évora 2009 Berlin Men's triple jump Naide Gomes 2009 Berlin Women's long jump João Vieira 2013 Moscow Men's 20 km walk Nelson Évora 2015 Beijing Men's triple jump Inês Henriques 2017 London Women's 50 km walk Nelson Évora 2017 London Men's triple jump João Vieira 2019 Doha Men's 50 km walk Pedro Pichardo 2022 Eugene Men's triple jump Isaac Nader 2025 Tokyo Men's 1500 metres Pedro Pichardo 2025 Tokyo Men's triple jump
By event
By gender
See also Portugal at the Olympics Portugal at the Paralympics
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