Portugal competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. A delegation of forty eight competitors participated in eight sports, with an equestrian and sailing teams winning both a bronze and Portugal's first Olympic silver medal, respectively. This was also the first Olympics where this nation won more than one medal.
Duarte de Almeida Bello and Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello — Sailing, Swallow (Golondrina).
Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva — Equestrian, Team Dressage.
Men's 100m:
J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 11)
T. Salvador Paquete — 2nd round: 6th (heat 1)
Men's 200m:
J. Rodrigues de Morais — 1st round: 3rd (heat 3)
Men's Long Jump:
A. Pereira Dias Cachulo — qualifiers
Men's Triple Jump:
Luís Alcide de Nunes Garcia — qualifiers
João Rodrigues Vieira — qualifiers
Men's Individual Dressage:
Fernando Paes — 9th (411 points)
Francisco Valadas, Jr. — 10th (405 points)
Luís Mena e Silva — 12th (366 points)
Men's Team Dressage:
Fernando Paes, Francisco Valadas, Jr. and Luís Mena e Silva — 3rd (1182 points)
Men's Individual Eventing:
A. Serôdio — eliminated
D. Pais — 25th (167½ points)
Fernando Marques Cavaleiro — 8th (55 points)
Men's Individual Jumping:
Henrique Alves Calado — 18th (26 points)
H. Martins — eliminated
J. Correia Barrento — 22nd (42½ points)
Men's Team Jumping:
Henrique Alves Calado, H. Martins and J. Correia Barrento — eliminated
Six fencers, all men, represented Portugal in 1948.
Men's épée
Álvaro Pinto — 1st round: 5th (poule 1)
Emílio Lino — 1st round: 5th (poule 8)
Manuel Chagas — 1st round: 7th (poule 2)
Men's team épée
Álvaro Pinto, Carlos Dias, Emílio Lino, José Castro, Manuel Chagas and João Costa — 1st round: 3rd (poule 6)
Men's Coxed Four:
A. Gonçalves Torres (str.), D. José da Silva, J. Joaquim Cancela, J. Seixo and Leonel Gonçalves Rego — 2nd round: 2nd (heat 4)
Men's Eights:
F. Gonçalves de Sousa Maia Fortes (str.), A. Simões Nato, C. Roque, C. Roque da Benta, J. Dias de Sousa, J. Maia Lemos, J. Maia Machado, L. Maia Machado and R. Santos da Benta — semi-final: 2nd (heat 3)
Men's Dragon:
J. Félix da Silva Capucho (helm), António Guedes de Herédia, Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço and H. Reis Goncho Sallaty — 9th (2123 points)
Men's Firefly:
J. Miguez Tito — 13th (2603 points)
Men's Swallow:
Duarte de Almeida Bello (helm) and Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello — 2nd (5579 points)
Men's Star:
Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiúza (helm) and Júlio de Sousa Leite Gorinho — 6th (4292 points)
Five shooters represented Portugal in 1948.
25 metre pistol
Carlos Queiroz — 54th (489 points)
José Maria Ferreira — 22nd (524 points)
Moysés Cardoso — 55th (465 points)
50 metre pistol
Moysés Cardoso — 42nd (485 points)
Carlos Queiroz — 46th (482 points)
50 metre rifle
Abílio Brandão — 57th (576 points)
Carlos Queiroz — 63rd (572 points)
José da Silva — 66th (570 points)
Men's 100m backstroke:
M. Alua Simas — 1st round: 5th (heat 3)
César de Melo (chief of mission)
Frederico Paredes (fencing)
J. de A. Machado (fencing)
F. Duarte (rowing)
