Portugal competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. A delegation of sixty five competitors participated in a record number of eleven sports, with the Star sailing team winning an Olympic silver medal, the second in Portugal's history.
Medalists
Silver José Quina and Mário Quina — Sailing, Star.
Athletics
Men's 3000m Steeplechase: Joaquim Ferreira — 1st round: 11th (heat 1)
Men's 5000m: Manuel Oliveira — 1st round: 6th (heat 2)
Men's Decathlon: Júlio Santos — DNF (2282 points) 100m — 12,0 (597) Long Jump — 6,32 (592) Shot Put — 10,85 (488) High Jump — 1,65 (605) 400m — DNF 110m Hurdles — DNS Discus Throw — DNS Pole Vault — DNS Javelin Throw — DNS 1500m — DNS
Men's Hammer Throw: Eduardo Martins — qualifiers (54,92)
Men's Long Jump: Pedro de Almeida — qualifiers (7,10)
Cycling
Individual road race Francisco Valada — 77th - 142nd José Pacheco — 77th - 142nd Mário Silva — 77th - 142nd Ramiro Martins — 77th - 142nd
Team time trial Francisco Valada, José Pacheco, Mário Silva and Ramiro Martins — 25th (2:33.19,61)
Equestrian
Men's Individual Dressage: António Nogueira — 10th (948 points) Luís Mena e Silva — 17th (775 points)
Men's Individual Eventing: Álvaro Sabbo — eliminated Joaquim Duarte Silva — eliminated Jorge Eduardo Mathias — eliminated Mário Delgado — 35th (−705,15 points)
Men's Team Eventing: Álvaro Sabbo, Joaquim Duarte Silva, Jorge Eduardo Mathias and Mário Delgado — eliminated
Men's Individual Jumping: António Pereira de Almeida — eliminated Henrique Alves Calado — 11th (32 points) Carlos Lopes João — eliminated
Men's Team Jumping: António Pereira de Almeida, Carlos Lopes João and Henrique Alves Calado — eliminated
Fencing
Nine fencers, eight men and one woman, represented Portugal in 1960.
Men's foil Orlando Azinhais — 1st round: 6th (poule 1) Pedro Marçal — 1st round: 7th (poule 2) Manuel Borrego
Men's épée José Fernandes — eighths-of-final: 6th (poule 4) José de Albuquerque — 1st round: 7th (poule 10) José Ferreira — eighths-of-final: 5th (poule 1)
Men's team épée José Fernandes, José de Albuquerque, José Ferreira and Manuel Borrego — 1st round: 3rd (poule 1)
Men's sabre António Marquilhas — 1st round: 6th (poule 6) Joaquim Rodrigues — 1st round: 4th (poule 10) Orlando Azinhais — 1st round: 5th (poule 1)
Men's team sabre António Marquilhas, José Fernandes, Joaquim Rodrigues, José Ferreira, Orlando Azinhais — 1st round: 3rd (poule 4)
Women's foil Maria Nápoles — 1st round: 6th (poule 1)
Gymnastics
Men's Individual Competition: Hermenegildo Candeias — 120th (87,65 points) Horizontal Bar — 114th (15,20) Parallel Bars — 116th (15,30) Pommelled Horse — 106th (15,65) Rings — 116th (16,20) Vault — 129th (8,75) Floor — 111th (16,55)
Women's Individual Competition: Dália Vairinho Cunha Sammer — 109th (59,165) Vault — 91st (16,166) Asymmetrical Bars — 115th (12,933) Beam — 110th (14,566) Floor — 109th (15,500) Esbela Fonseca — 116th (55,431 points) Vault — 120th (10,733) Asymmetrical Bars — 115th (12,933) Beam — 117th (13,766) Floor — 112th (15,066) Maria Cunha — 119th (53,163 points) Vault — 122nd (9,099) Asymmetrical Bars — 115th (12,933) Beam — 113th (14,432) Floor — 105th (15,766)
Rowing
Portugal had 5 male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.
Men's coxed four Ilídio Silva, Jorge Gavinho, José Porto, José Vieira and Rui Valença (cox) — repechage: 3rd (poule 1)
Sailing
Men's Finn: Hélder de Oliveira — 15th (3488 points)
Men's Flying Dutchman: Carlos Braga and Gabriel da Silva Lopes — 27th (1279 points)
Men's Star: José Quina and Mário Quina — 2nd (6665 points)
Men's Dragon: Carlos Francisco Ferreira, Gonçalo Mello, Joaquim Pinto Basto — 9th (4051 points)
Men's 5,5m: Duarte de Almeida Bello, Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello and Júlio de Sousa Leite Gorinho — 16th (1667 points)
Shooting
Nine shooters represented Portugal in 1960.
25 m pistol António Martins — 50th (537 marks) Rogério Tavares — 49th (542 marks)
50 m pistol André Antunes — 54th (489 marks) António Jorge — 36th (522 marks)
50 m rifle, three positions António Tavares — 1st round: 29th (group 2) Manoel da Silva — 1st round: 32nd (group 1)
50 m rifle, prone Albino da Silva — 1st round: 35th (group 2) César Batista — 1st round: 30th (group 1) (378 marks)
Trap Guy de Valle Flor — 15th (180)
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHerlander Ribeiro100 m freestyle 1:00.2 =37 Did not advanceEduardo de Sousa400 m freestyle 4:51.6 32 colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m freestyle 19:40.1 25 colspan=2 Did not advanceRaúl Cerqueira100 m backstroke 1:06.7 27 Did not advanceLuís Vaz Jorge200 m butterfly 2:28.9 23 Did not advanceRaúl CerqueiraEduardo de SousaLuís Vaz JorgeHerlander Ribeiro 4 × 100 m medley 4:39.9 18 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankRegina Veloso200 m breaststroke 3:13.3 29 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight (–57 kg): Luís Paquete — 19th (245 points)
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (–57 kg): Orlando Gonçalves — 17th (−6 points)
Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (–62 kg): José Gregório — 22nd (−8 points)
Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (–79 kg): Luis Caldas — 21st (−8 points)
Officials Correia Leal (chief of mission) Bernardo Mendes de Almeida (sailing) Castro de Seixa (women's gymnastics)
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database