Portugal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Portugal participated in the Summer Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, China with 52 athletes. Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the rower Filomena Franco. The most successful athlete of the team was the bocce player Joao Paulo Fernandes with a gold and a silver medal.
Participants by sport
Boccia
Women
- Carla Cerqueira
- Cristina Goncalves *
- Eunice Raimundo *
- Emilio Conceicao
- Armando Costa *
- Fernando Ferreira *
- Luis Ferreira
- Antonio Marques, 1x ( Mixed Single, class BC1) *
- Paulo Morais
- Luis Pacheco
- Mario Peixoto *
- Fernando Pereira *
- Bruno Valentim *
| * Team competitions
- Fernando Ferreira
- Cristina Goncalves
- Antonio Marques
- Armando Costa
- Mario Peixoto
- Eunice Raimundo
- Fernando Pereira
- Bruno Valentim
Athletics
Women
- Maria Fernandes
- Odete Fiuza
- Nuno Alpiarca
- Nuno Alves
- Firmino Baptista
- Antonio Catarino
- Luis Costa
- Carlos Ferreira
- Luis Goncalves, 1x (400 meters, class T12)
- Amilcar Leal
- Carlos Lopes
- Gabriel Macchi
- Jose Monteiro
- Martim Nunes
- Jorge Pina
- Antonio Pinheiro
- Gabriel Potra
- Paulo Ramos
- Vitor Rego
- Henrique Santos
- Alexandrino Silva
- Miguel Silva
- Ricardo Vale
- David Verissimo
Cycling
- Augusto Pereira
Riding
Women
- Sara Duarte
Rowing
Women
- Filomena Franco
Swimming
Women
- Joana Calado
- Simone Fragoso
- Diana Guimaraes
- Leila Marques
- Perpetua Vasa
- David Grachat
- Nelson Lopes
- Joao Martins, 1x (50 meters backstroke, class S1)
Sailing
Women
- Luisa Silvano
- Bento Amaral