Portugal competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
A delegation of nineteen competitors participated in six sports, conquering, for the first time, two silver medals in one Olympiad and one olympic medal in the athletics. The long-distance runner and future marathon olympic champion Carlos Lopes conquered, here in Montreal, the first of its two olympic medals.
Carlos Lopes — Athletics, 10000mArmando Silva Marques — Shooting, TrapMen's 400m:
José de Jesus CarvalhoRound 1 (heat 6) — 48.47 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 800m:
Fernando MamedeRound 1 (heat 2) — 1:49.58 (→ 5th, did not advance)Men's 1500m:
Fernando MamedeRound 1 (heat 2) — 3:37.98 (→ 3rd)Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:42.59 (→ 8th, did not advance)Hélder Baiona de JesusRound 1 (heat 1) — 3:44.20 (→ 2nd)Semi-final (heat 2) — 3:47.37 (→ 8th, did not advance)Men's 5000m:
Aniceto Silva SimõesQualifying (heat 3) — 13:21.93 (→ 6th, qualified as 2nd fastest loser)Final — 13:29.38 (→ 8th)Carlos LopesQualifying (heat 2) — did not participateMen's 10000m
Carlos LopesQualifying (heat 1) — 28:04.53 (→ 1st)Final — 27:45.17 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 400m Hurdles:
José de Jesus CarvalhoRound 1 (heat 1) — 50.99 (→ 4th)Semi-final — 49.97 (→ 2nd)Final → 49.94 (→ 5th)Men's Marathon:
Anacleto Pereira Pinto — 2:18:53.4 (→ 22nd)Carlos Lopes — did not participateMen's Lightweight (–63 kg):
José Pinto GomesGroup B
Round 1 — Mustapha Belahmira (MAR) (→ forfeited)Round 2 — Osman Yanar (TUR) (→ won by jury decision)Round 3 — Hector Rodriguez (CUB) (→ lost by ippon)Repêchage — Marian Standowicz (POL) (→ lost by yuko)Men's Light Middleweight (–70 kg):
António Roquete AndradeGroup A
Round 1 — Koji Kuramoto (JAP) (→ lost by jury decision)Repêchage — Juan-Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) (→ lost by koka)Men's Double-Handed Dinghy (470):
Joaquim Leça Ramada and Francisco Antunes Mourão — 137 pts (→ 21st)Trap:
Armando Silva Marques — 189 hits (→ Silver Medal)Men's 100m Freestyle:
José Gomes PereiraHeats (heat 6) — 55.46 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 200m Freestyle:
Paulo FrischknechtHeats (heat 5) — 2:02.65 (→ 7th, did not advance)José Gomes PereiraHeats (heat 4) — 2:03.03 (→ 6th, did not advance)Men's 400m Freestyle:
Rui Pinto de AbreuHeats (heat 4) — 4:28.43 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 1500m Freestyle:
António Botelho MeloHeats (heat 4) — 17:24.31 (→ 6th, did not advance)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay:
António Botelho Melo, José Gomes Pereira, Paulo Frischknecht and Rui Pinto de AbreuHeats (heat 2) — 8:26.68 (→ 5th, did not advance)Men's 100m Backstroke:
António Botelho MeloHeats (heat 3) — 1:05.76 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 200m Backstroke:
António Botelho MeloHeats (heat 1) — 2:26.65 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 100m Breaststroke:
Henrique Carvalho VicêncioHeats (heat 2) — 1:13.55 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 200m Breaststroke:
Henrique Carvalho VicêncioHeats (heat 3) — 2:41.97 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 100m Butterfly:
Paulo FrischknechtHeats (heat 4) — 1:01.97 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 200m Butterfly:
Paulo FrischknechtHeats (heat 4) — 2:20.54 (→ 5th, did not advance)Men's 400m Individual Medley:
António Botelho MeloHeats (heat 3) — 5:11.48 (→ 7th, did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay:
António Botelho Melo, Henrique Carvalho Vicêncio, José Gomes Pereira and Paulo FrischknechtHeats (heat 2) — 4:20.84 (→ 8th, did not advance)Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (–52 kg):
Leonel DuarteRound 1 — Mohamed Karmous (MAR) (→ opponent disqualified; –4 pts)Round 2 — Rolf Krauss (GER) (→ won by fall; –8pts: did not advance)Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (–57 kg):
Luís GriloRound 1 — Ali Lachkar (MAR) (→ opponent disqualified; –4 pts)Round 2 — Doug Yeats (CAN) (→ won by fall)Round 3 — Joseph Sade (USA) (→ lost by 30:1; –8 pts: did not advance)Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (–62 kg):
Joaquim Jesus VieiraRound 1 — Stoyan Lazarov (BUL) (→ lost by fall; –4 pts)Round 2 — Kazimier Lipien (POL) (→ lost by fall; –8 pts: did not advance)Luís Caldas (chief of mission) 
