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Portugal at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Competitors
  
6 in 3 sports

Portugal at the 1932 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Olympic Committee of Portugal

Website
  
www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (Portuguese)

Medals
  
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Portugal competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Contents

A delegation of six competitors (all men) participated in three sports (lowest since Stockholm 1912); however, no medal was won.

Athletics

Men's 100m:

  • António Sarsfield Rodrigues — 1st round: 5th (heat 1)

    • Modern pentathlon

    Two male pentathletes represented Portugal in 1932.

    Men's Individual Competition:

  • Rafael Afonso de Sousa — 22nd (102 points)
    1. Horse riding — 21st (111,5 points)
    2. Fencing (individual sword) — 23rd (10 points)
    3. Shooting (pistol) — 17th (176 points)
    4. Swimming (300m free-style) — 21st (6.42,1 min)
    5. Cross-country — 20th (19.09,0 min)
  • Sebastião de Freitas Branco de Herédia — 23rd (106 points)
    1. Horse riding — 22nd (466 points)
    2. Fencing (individual sword) — 17th (18 points)
    3. Shooting (pistol) — 24th (130 points)
    4. Swimming (300m free-style) — 20th (6.17,4 min)
    5. Cross-country — 23rd (20.15,6 min)

    • Shooting

    Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (60 shots):

  • José Maria Ferreira — 7th
  • Rafael Afonso de Sousa — 9th

    • Men's 50m Rifle Prone:

  • Francisco António Real — 7th
  • José Maria Ferreira — 23rd
  • Manuel Guerra — 20th

    • Officials

  • César de Melo (chief of mission)
  • Francisco António Real (shooting)

    • References

    Portugal at the 1932 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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