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Portuguese canoeist Not to be confused with Teresa Portela (Spanish canoeist). In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Afonso and the second or paternal family name is Portela.
Teresa Portela
Personal information
Full nameTeresa do Rosário Afonso Portela
Nickname(s)Te, Tere
Born30 October 1987 (1987-10-30) (age 37)
Esposende, Portugal
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 150 m, K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-4 200 m, K-4 500 m
ClubBenfica
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Samarkand K-2 Mix 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth K-2 Mix 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Samarkand K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Samarkand K-4 Mix 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-2 Mix 200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Belgrade K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Zagreb K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg K-1 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Taragona K-1 200 m

Teresa do Rosário Afonso Portela (born 30 October 1987) is a Portuguese sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Career

She won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. At club level, she competes for S.L. Benfica.

Portela also competed in the K-1 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, but she was eliminated in the semifinals. In 2010, Portela won the gold in the K1 200m World Cup at Szeged, Hungary. In 2011, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Belgrade and also won the World Cup II meet, both in the K1 200 discipline. That year, Portela won her 50th national title, having won a total of 52.

Portela qualified for London 2012 in K4 500, K1 500 and K1 200 at the World Championships in Szeged 2011. After a year off, Portela was back racing in 2014 winning a medal at the World Cup in Szeged and double bronze in the Europeans, finishing with a 5th place in the K1 500 m in the World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Major results

Olympic Games

Year K-1 200 K-1 500 K-2 500 K-4 500
2008 — 6 SF
2012 8 3 FB 6
2016 3 FB
2020 1 FB 7
2024 — 2 FB

World championships

Year K-1 200 K-1 500 K-2 200 K-2 500 K-2 1000 K-4 200 K-4 500 XK-2 500 XK-4 500 K-1 4 × 200
2005 7 FB 7 SF 7 SF — — —
2006 6 FB 7 SF 7 FB — — —
2007 4 8 — — —
2009 5 FB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 — —
2010 6 4 — 6 — — 4
2011 6 6 — 7 — —
2014 7 5 — — —
2015 8 FB 9 — — — —
2017 9 7 — 1 FB — — —
2018 8 — 8 H — — —
2019 8 — 9 SF — — —
2021 5 6 — — — — —
2022 6 1 FB — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —
2023 8 — — 9 FB — —
2024 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — — — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) —

References

  1. "Teresa Portela (POR) at Canoe09.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-08-18.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teresa Portela (full name: Teresa do Rosário Afonso Portela)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.

External links

World Champions in Mixed Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m


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