Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Portugal.
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Sport | Athletics |
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Abbreviation | (FPAtletismo) |
Founded | 5 de Novembro de 1921 |
Affiliation | World Athletics |
Regional affiliation | EAA |
President | Jorge António de Campos Vieira |
Official website | |
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History
editThe Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo was founded on 5 November 1921, under the name "Federação Portuguesa de Sports Atléticos". It is headquartered in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras. It's an independent sports governing body, of public interest, non-profit, ruled by their own code.[1]
The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo) organizes the Portuguese Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Championships. It has 21 regional associations, promoting and directing the practice of athletics, in men's and women's. In according with the International Association of Athletics Federations in which is a member, it also organizes doping tests in official competitions, as outside them, so it can detect doping in athletics.
Portugal in Athletics
editIn the Olympic Games, Portugal has won 10 medals at Athletics, including the country's only 4 gold medals.
Kits
editPortugal's kits are currently supplied by Puma.
Olympic medalists
editMedal | Name | Games | Event |
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Silver | Carlos Lopes | 1976 Montreal | Men's 10000 metres |
Gold | Carlos Lopes | 1984 Los Angeles | Men's marathon |
Bronze | António Leitão | 1984 Los Angeles | Men's 5000 metres |
Bronze | Rosa Mota | 1984 Los Angeles | Women's marathon |
Gold | Rosa Mota | 1988 Seoul | Women's marathon |
Gold | Fernanda Ribeiro | 1996 Atlanta | Women's 10000 metres |
Bronze | Fernanda Ribeiro | 2000 Sydney | Women's 10000 metres |
Silver | Francis Obikwelu | 2004 Athens | Men's 100 metres |
Bronze | Rui Silva | 2004 Athens | Men's 1500 metres |
Gold | Nelson Évora | 2008 Beijing | Men's triple jump |
Gold | Pedro Pichardo | 2020 Tokyo | Men's triple jump |
Silver | Patrícia Mamona | 2020 Tokyo | Women's triple jump |
Other Competitions
editSee also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo
- Associação de Atletismo do Algarve
- Associação de Atletismo de Aveiro
- Associação de Atletismo de Beja
- Associação de Atletismo de Braga
- Associação de Atletismo de Bragança
- Associação de Atletismo de Castelo Branco
- Associação de Atletismo de Coimbra
- Associação de Atletismo de Évora
- Associação de Atletismo do Faial
- Associação de Atletismo da Guarda
- Associação de Atletismo de Lisboa
- Associação de Atletismo de Leiria
- Associação de Atletismo da Madeira
- Associação de Atletismo de Portalegre
- Associação de Atletismo do Porto
- Associação de Atletismo de Santarém
- Associação de Atletismo de São Miguel
- Associação de Atletismo de Setúbal
- Associação de Atletismo de Viana de Castelo
- Associação de Atletismo de Viseu