Portugal competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
Portugal sent a delegation of eleven competitors. These participated in six sports, with a debut in boxing, however no medals were won.
Results by event
Athletics Men's 1,500 metres João José Pontes Campos Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:41.3 (→ 5th) Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:44.4 (→ 7th, did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase José Manuel Sena Round 1 (heat 3) — did not finish
Men's Marathon Anacleto Pereira Pinto Final — 2:17:04 (→ 16th place)
Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg): João Manuel Miguel (a.k.a. Paquito) 1/16 final — Bye 1/8 final — Shamil Sabirov (URS) (→ lost 5:0, did not advance)
Gymnastics Women's Team All-Round Competition: Maria Avelina Alvarez — 69,00 pts (→ 9th – 16th) Subdivision 1ExercisesCOTotalVault8,858,6517,50Uneven Bars8,858,0516,90Balance Beam8,908,9017,80Floor8,758,0516,80Total35,3533,6569,00Notes: C – compulsory; O – optional
Judo Men's –60 kg: João Paulo Mendonça Pool B: Round 1 — Marian Donat (POL) (→ won by waza-ari) Round 2 — Thierry Rey (FRA) (→ lost by ippon) Repêchage — Reino Fagerlund (FIN) (→ lost by koka, did not advance)
Men's Half Lightweight (–65 kg): José António Branco Pool A: Round 1 — Abdoulaye Thera (MLI) (→ won by waza-ari awasete ippon) Round 2 — Ilian Nedkov (BUL) (→ lost by waza-ari awasete ippon, did not advance)
Men's Half Middleweight (–70 kg): António Roquete Andrade Pool A: Round 1 — Bye Round 2 — Berkane Lakhdar Adda (ALG) (→ won by waza-ari) Round 3 — Bernard Tchoullouyan (FRA) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance)
Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 2) — 1:00.62(→ 5th, did not advance)
Men's 200m Backstroke: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 1) — did not participate
Men's 100m Butterfly: Paulo Frischknecht Heats (heat 4)— 57.94 (→ 5th, did not advance)
Men's 100m Freestyle: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 1) — 52.85 (→ 5th, did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 1) — 1:55.25 (→ 4th, did not advance) Paulo Frischknecht Heats (heat 1)— 1:55.06 (→ 3rd, did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle: Paulo Frischknecht Heats (heat 4)— did not participate
Weightlifting Men's Flyweight (–52 kg): Raul Diniz — 197,0 pts (→ 13th) EventAttemptResultPlace123Snatch82,587,587,582,517thClean& Jerk115,0120,0122,5115,011thTotal197,513th
Officials Salles Grade (chief of mission) Fernando Lima Bello (chief of mission)
References Organising Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 (1981). Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad - Volume 2: The organisation (Retrieved on November 9, 2006). Organising Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 (1981). Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad - Volume 3: The participants and results (Retrieved on November 10, 2006).