Portugal at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Portugal at the Olympic Games
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	6 in 3 sports
Officials	1
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Portugal competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

A delegation of six competitors (all men) participated in three sports^[1] (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

1. "Portugal at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database