Portugal competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
A dodadinal delegation of sixty four competitors participated in a new record number of fourteen sports. Portugal's only medal was its second Olympic gold ever, won by the Los Angeles 1984 women's marathon bronze medalist Rosa Mota who added the Olympic title to her European and World marathon titles. The future Olympic champion Fernanda Ribeiro debuted in the Olympics but didn't finish her participation.
The athletics hosted most of the Portuguese competitors' events, confirming this nation's great athletic potential at the Olympic level. Swimming events also registered a bigger amount than the usual. In its second Olympic archery competition, Portugal sent two men as well as its first female Olympic archer who established a new high ranking for a Portuguese archer at 37th.
Men's Individual Competition:
Carlos ReisOpen round — 1176 pts (→ 66th, did not advance)
Rui SantosOpen round — 1160 pts (→ 70th, did not advance)
Women's Individual Competition:
Ana SousaOpen round — 1213 pts (→ 37th, did not advance)
100m:
Luís CunhaRound 1 (heat 11) — 10.80 (→ 5th, did not advance)Pedro AgostinhoRound 1 (heat 6) — did not finish200m:
Luís BarrosoRound 1 (heat 9) — 21.31 (→ 2nd)Round 2 (heat 3) — 20.81 (→ 4th, did not advance)Luís CunhaRound 1 (heat 7) — 21.72 (→ 4th, did not advance)400m:
Filipe LombaRound 1 (heat 2) — 47.57 (→ 5th, did not advance)800m:
Álvaro SilvaRound 1 (heat 4) — 1:49.09 (→ 3rd)Round 2 (heat 4) — 1:46.65 (→ 3rd)Semi-final (heat 2) — 1:45.12 (→ 5th, did not advance)António AbrantesRound 1 (heat 3) — 1:49.01 (→ 4th, did not advance)1,500m:
Mário SilvaRound 1 (heat 2) — 3:42.24 (→ 5th)Final — 3:38.77 (→ 9th)5,000m:
Domingos CastroRound 1 (heat 1) — 13:47.91 (→ 4th)Semi-final — 13:22.44 (→ 1st)Final — 13:16.09 (→ 4th)Fernando CoutoRound 1 (heat 2) — 13:58.72 (→ 8th, did not advance)José RegaloRound 1 (heat 3) — 13:43.59 (→ 9th)Semi-final — 13:24.48 (→ 3rd)Final — did not finish10,000m:
António PintoRound 1 (heat 1) — 28:15.63 (→ 6th)Final — 28:09.53 (→ 13th)Dionísio CastroRound 1 (heat 1) — did not finishEzequiel CanarioRound 1 (heat 2) — 28:43.02 (→ 9th, did not advance)Marathon
Joaquim Silva — 2:18:05 (→ 27th)20 km Walk:
Hélder Oliveira — 1:27:39 (→ 39th)José Pinto — 1:26:33 (→ 31st)José Urbano — 1:24:56 (→ 29th)50 km Walk:
José Pinto — 3:55:57 (→ 21st)110m Hurdles:
João LimaRound 1 (heat 5) — 14.73 (→ 6th, did not advance)4 × 100 m Relay:
Arnaldo Abrantes, Luís Barroso, Pedro Agostinho and Pedro CurveloRound 1 (heat 4) — 39.61 (→ 3rd)Semi-final (heat 2) — disqualified4 × 400 m Relay:
Álvaro Silva, António Abrantes, Filipe Lomba and Paulo CurveloRound 1 (heat 2) — 3:07.75 (→ 3rd)Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:07.75 (→ 7th, did not advance)Long Jump:
José LeitãoQualifying Round (group 1) — 6,99 (→ 15th, did not advance)
Triple Jump:
José LeitãoQualifying Round (group 1) — 15,60 (→ 16th, did not advance)
3000m:
Fernanda RibeiroRound 1 (heat 1) — 9:05.92 (→ 13th, did not advance)10000m:
Albertina DiasRound 1 (heat 2) — 32:13.85 (→ 5th)Final — 32:07.13 (→ 10th)Albertina MachadoRound 1 (heat 1) — 31:52.04 (→ 7th)Final — 32:02.13 (→ 9th)Marathon:
Aurora Cunha — did not startConceição Ferreira — 2:34:23 (→ 20th)Rosa Mota — 2:25:40 (→ Gold Medal)MenMen's Individual Jumping:
Manuel Malta da Costa — 33rdMen's épéeJosé Bandeira — 67thRound 1 (pool 15) — 5 matches, 1 victory (→ 5th, did not advance)- Cezary Siess (POL) (→ lost by 5:3)
- Rafael Di Tella (ARG) (→ lost by 5:5)
- Arwin Kardolus (NED) (→ lost by 5:3)
- Arnd Schmitt (FRG) (→ lost by 5:1)
- Alfredo Bogarin Arzamendia (PAR) (→ won by 5:3)
Óscar Pinto — 74thRound 1 (pool 2) — 4 matches, 0 victories (→ 5th, did not advance)- Andre Kuhn (SUI) (→ lost by 5:3)
- Roberto Lazzarini (BRA) (→ lost by 5:2)
- Stéphane Ganeff (NED) (→ lost by 5:1)
- Sandro Cuomo (ITA) (→ lost by 5:0)
Roberto Durão — 60thRound 1 (pool 3) — 4 matches, 1 victory (→ 4th)- Jean Michel Henry (FRA) (→ lost by 5:1)
- Robert Marx (USA) (→ won by 5:5)
- Il-Hee Lee (KOR) (→ lost by 5:3)
- Fernando Pena (ESP) (→ lost by 5:2)
Round 2 (pool 12) — 4 matches, 0 victories (→ 5th, did not advance)- Stephen Trevor (USA) (→ lost by 5:2)
- Mauricio Rivas (COL) (→ lost by 5:2)
- Johannes Nagele (AUT) (→ lost by 5:2)
- Stefan Joos (BEL) (→ lost by 5:1)
Men's foilJosé Bandeira — 55thRound 1 (pool 12) — 5 matches, 1 victory (→ 5th, did not advance)- Andrea Borella (ITA) (→ lost by 5:2)
- Shaopei Lao (CHN) (→ lost by 5:2)
- Chung Man Lee (HKG) (→ won by 5:2)
- Thierry Soumagne (BEL) (→ lost by 5:1)
- Stephen Angers (CAN) (→ lost by 5:1)
Men's Individual All-Round Competition:
Hélder Pinheiro — 109.600 pts (→ 85th)Women's Individual All-Round Competition:
Sónia Moura — 83rdWomen's Individual All-Round Competition:
Patricia Jorge — 37.050 pts (→ 30th)Men's Extra Lightweight (–60 kg):
Renato SantosPool B
1/32 finals — Bye1/16 finals — Carlos Sotillo (ESP) (→ won by kiken-gachi)1/8 finals — Zhang Guojun (CHN) (→ lost by yusei-gachi, did not advance)Hugo AssunçãoPool A
1/32 finals — James Sibenge (ZIM) (→ won by ippon)1/16 finals — Eugene McManus (IRL) (→ won by yusei-gachi)1/8 finals — Anders Dahlin (SWE) (→ lost by koka, did not advance)Men's Half Middleweight (–78 kg):
Pedro CristóvãoPool A
1/32 finals — Bye1/16 finals — Neil Adams (GBR) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)Women's Half Middleweight (–61 kg):
Teresa GasparPool B
1/4 finals — Lynn Roethke (USA) (→ lost by yuko)Repêchage — Boguslawa Olechnowicz (POL) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)One male pentathlete represented Portugal in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Manuel Barroso — 4844 pts (→ 34th)Men's Team Competition:
Manuel Barroso — 4844 pts (→ 22nd)Star:
Henrique Anjos and Patricio de Barros — 115 pts (→ 15th)Division II:
Luís Calico — 132 pts (→ 19th)Men's 10m Air Pistol:
José Pena — did not startMen's Trap:
Hélder Cavaco — 139 hits (→ 37th)João Rebelo — 190 hits (→ 18th)100m Breaststroke:
Alexandre YokochiHeats (heat 2) — 1:05.66 (→ 1st, did not advance – 40th overall)200m Breaststroke:
Alexandre YokochiHeats (heat 6) — 2:17.87 (→ 5th)Final B — 2:18.01 (→ 1st – 9th overall)100m Butterfly:
Mabílio AlbuquerqueHeats (heat 2) — 57.30 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 33rd overall)Paulo CamachoHeats (heat 3) — 57.62 (→ 4th, did not advance, 37th place)200m Butterfly:
Diogo MadeiraHeats (heat 2) — 2:03.79 (→ 1st, did not advance – 26th overall)João SantosHeats (heat 2) — 2:04.74 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 29th overall)50m Freestyle:
Paulo TrindadeHeats (heat 6) — 24.02 (→ 5th, did not advance – 31st overall)Sérgio EstevesHeats (heat 5) — 24.24 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 30th overall)1500m Freestyle:
Artur CostaHeats (heat 2) — 15:56.13 (→ 7th, did not advance – 30th overall)200m Individual Medley:
Diogo MadeiraHeats (heat 4) — 2:10.21 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 28th overall)400m Individual Medley:
Rui BorgesHeats (heat 2) — 4:30.79 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 22nd overall)Diogo MadeiraHeats (heat 2) — 4:35.00 (→ 5th, did not advance – 26th overall)4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay:
Mabílio Albuquerque, Henrique Villaret, Sérgio Esteves and Vasco SousaHeats (heat 1) — 3:33.31 (→ 5th, did not advance – 14th overall)100m Butterfly:
Sandra NevesHeats (heat 3) — 1:04.60 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 27th overall)200m Butterfly:
Sandra NevesHeats (heat 2) — 2:18.29 (→ 5th, did not advance – 18th overall)Men's Lightweight (–67,5 kg):
Paulo DuarteGroup C — 275,0 kg (→ 14th)
Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (–52 kg):
José MarquesGroup B:
Round 1 — Pete Stjernberg (SWE) (→ lost by injury)Round 2 — Jae-Suk Lee (KOR) (→ lost by injury; did not advance)Celorico Moreira (chief of mission)