Portugal at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

A delegation of 71 competitors, 68 men and 3 women, took part in 45 events in 10 sports. The sailing team won the nation's only medal at these Olympics (bronze). For the first time, Portugal participated in the Gymnastics events and, also for the first time, with three female competitors.

Medalists

Bronze

• Francisco de Andrade and Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiúza — Sailing, Star.

Athletics

Men's 100m:

• R. Maia — 1st round: 6th (heat 11)
• T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)

Men's 200m:

• E. Eleutério — 1st round: 5th (heat 5)
• F. Casimiro — 1st round: 4th (heat 15)

Men's 400m:

• F. Casimiro — 1st round: 7th (heat 6)

Men's 400m Hurdles:

• F. Fernandes — 1st round: 4th (heat 7)

Men's 4×100m Relay:

• E. Eleutério, F. Casimiro, R. Maia and T. Salvador Paquete — 1st round: 6th (heat 1)

Men's Triple Jump:

• E. Lopes — qualifiers: 13th (heat 1)
• R. Ramos — 12th (14,69)

Men's Decathlon:

• F. Fernandes — 16th (5604 points)

Equestrianism

Men's Individual Dressage:

• A. Reymão Nogueira — 20th (429,5......
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