Portugal at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Portugal competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. It was the nation's fifth appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1912.

Portugal at the
1932 Summer Olympics
IOC codePOR
NOCOlympic Committee of Portugal
Websitewww.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt (in Portuguese)
in Los Angeles
Competitors6 in 3 sports
Officials1
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

A delegation of six competitors (all men) participated in three sports (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)

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