S.L. Benfica (canoeing)

Benfica
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates	40°10′28.48″N 08°39′10.90″W / 40.1745778°N 8.6530278°WCoordinates: 40°10′28.48″N 08°39′10.90″W / 40.1745778°N 8.6530278°W
Home water	Tagus
Founded	2010
Affiliations	Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem
Website	Official website
Events
Portuguese Canoe racing Championship

Active departments of Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Football	Futsal	Basketball
Roller hockey	Handball	Volleyball
Rugby union	Athletics	Swimming
Table tennis	Billiards	Canoeing

Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a canoeing team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica's canoeing section is composed of men and women teams. It was created in mist of the club's "Olympic Project", set to develop athletes to represent Portugal in the Summer Olympic Games.^[1][2][3]

Technical staff and athletes

Name	Nat.	Job
João Coutinho		Vice President
Carlos Lisboa		General Manager
Ana Oliveira		Section Manager

^[4]

Name	Nat.	Discipline
Joana Vasconcelos		K1 500m - K2 200m - K2 500m - K4 500m - K1 1000m
João Ribeiro		K2 500m - K1 200m - K4 1000m
Teresa Portela		K1 500m - K1 200m - K4 500m

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Honours

Joana Vasconcelos

• Portuguese Women's K1 1000M Sprint Championship:

Winner (1): 2012^[8]

João Ribeiro

• Portuguese Championship Men's K1 1000M in Regatta in Line:

Winner (1): 2012

• Portuguese Championship Men's K1 500M in Regatta in Line:

Winner (1): 2012

• Portuguese Championship Men's K1 200M in Regatta in Line:

Winner (1): 2012^[9]

Teresa Portela

• Portuguese Cup Women's K1 500M in Regatta in Line:

Winner (1): 2012

• Portuguese Cup Women's K1 200M in Regatta in Line:

Winner (1): 2012^[10]

References

1. Joana Vasconcelos: “Estar nos Jogos Olímpicos era um sonho” Slbenfica.pt, 4 October 2011
2. João Ribeiro reforça Benfica Olímpico Slbenfica.pt, 3 January 2012
3. Canoísta Teresa Portela no Benfica Olímpico Slbenfica.pt, 4 January 2012
4. "Team Technical Staff". SL Benfica.pt. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
5. Joana Vasconcelos page at Serbenfiquista.com (Portuguese)
6. João Ribeiro page at Serbenfiquista.com (Portuguese)
7. Teresa Portela page at Serbenfiquista.com (Portuguese)
8. "Joana Vasconcelos é campeã nacional de fundo". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
9. "Nacional de Regatas em Linha: João Ribeiro é tricampeão em K1". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
10. Source

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)