On 10 April 2015, the Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) announced that the country had secured 99 athlete quota places in 13 sports, with the possibility of increasing this number by the deadline for inscription of athletes (30 April 2015).[2] On 12 May 2015, COP announced a list of 101 athletes competing in 14 sports, following a reallocation of badminton quota places.[3] On 4 June 2015, a final list of 100 athletes was announced, with the exclusion of female wrestler Ana Pereira due to failure in complying with the national federation selection criteria.[4] In addition, two injury-related changes were made: female gymnast Zoi Lima and male table tennis player João Monteiro were substituted by Mariana Pitrez and João Geraldo.[4] On the opening day of the Games, clinical issues forced four last-minute athlete changes: female swimmer Tamila Holub (appendicitis) was replaced by Madalena Azevedo, while the acrobatic gymnastics female trio was replaced due to injury of one of its members (Raquel Martins) by Jéssica Correia, Joana Patrocínio and Susana Pinto.[5]
The delegation will include a staff of 59 people, among which 45 officials, and will be headed by former Olympic canoer José Garcia,[3] who will also lead the Olympic mission to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] Four-time Olympic shooter João Costa was chosen to be the flagbearer at the opening ceremony,[7] while multiple world and European medal-winning judoka Telma Monteiro will carry the flag at the closing ceremony.[8]
Portugal qualified three athletes in three events, based on the ranking list released by the Badminton World Federation on 26 March 2015.[9] The competition took place at the Baku Sports Hall from 22 to 28 June. None of the participating athletes were able to advance from the group play stage, with Sónia Gonçalves securing the only Portuguese win in this competition.
Portugal qualified a team of 12 players based on the results at the 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League.[13] The competition took place at the Beach Arena from 24 to 28 June.
The Portuguese team finished at the top of Group A, ahead of Switzerland, after winning all of its matches. As a result, they advanced to the semi-finals, where they suffered a 2–1 defeat against Group B runners-up and world champions Russia. Having beaten Switzerland 6–5 in the group stage, Portugal repeated the scoreline in the bronze medal match to secure the tenth and last Portuguese medal at these Games.[14]
Portuguese boats qualified for eight finals (seven finals A and one final B). The best results came through Olympic silver medalist Fernando Pimenta, who won two silver medals, after finishing behind Germany's Max Hoff in the men's K1 1000 and 5000 metres events. Pimenta was the only Portuguese athlete to win more than one medal at these Games.
Portugal qualified nine athletes in six events, based on the national ranking list released by the Union Cycliste Internationale on 31 December 2014. The competition took place from 16 to 27 June in several courses and venues across Baku. Mountain biker David Rosa was the only Portuguese athlete to reach a top-ten placing, by finishing exactly in the 10th place in the men's cross-country event.
Road cycling
The road race course consisted of multiple laps in an urban circuit starting and finishing at the Freedom Square. The men's race (21 June) had a total distance of 215.8 kilometres (134.1 mi), consisting of six laps of 12.8 km (8.0 mi) followed by ten laps of 13.9 km (8.6 mi).[33] The women's race (20 June) had a total distance of 120.7 kilometres (75.0 mi), consisting of four laps of 12.8 km (8.0 mi) followed by five laps of 13.9 km (8.6 mi).[34]
The men's time trial (18 June) course was located at Bilgah Beach and consisted of two laps of 25.8 km (16.0 mi), for a total distance of 51.6 km (32.1 mi).[35]
The mountain biking events took place on 13 June at the Mountain Bike Velopark. The men's cross-country event course had a total distance of 36.7 km (22.8 mi), consisting of one start loop of 1.5 km (0.93 mi) followed by eight laps of 4.4 km (2.7 mi),[36] whereas the women's course was followed by six laps of 4.4 km (2.7 mi) for a total distance of 27.9 km (17.3 mi).[37]
Portugal qualified two teams of three players (one team per gender) based on the results at the 2014 European Table Tennis Championships. Two players from each team also competed in the respective singles event.
^ ab"Lista final de atletas para Baku 2015" [Final list of athletes for Baku 2015] (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^"Table Tennis Men's Team – Draw"(PDF). Baku 2015 European Games. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Table Tennis Women's Team – Draw"(PDF). Baku 2015 European Games. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Taekwondo Men's −58 kg – Draw"(PDF). Baku 2015 European Games. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Taekwondo Men's −68 kg – Draw"(PDF). Baku 2015 European Games. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Taekwondo Men's −80 kg – Draw"(PDF). Baku 2015 European Games. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Taekwondo Women's −57 kg – Draw"(PDF). Baku 2015 European Games. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Triatlo nos primeiros Jogos Europeus" [Triathlon at the first European Games] (in Portuguese). Federação de Triatlo de Portugal. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.