Portuguese track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Portugal will compete in the inaugural Olympic breaking tournaments after securing one of the 16 places in the B-Girls event via performance at the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.
Portuguese canoeists qualified boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.[2][3]
On 18 April 2024, after a national trial competition, the Portuguese federation officially selected the canoeists that had originally secured the quotas at the World Championships.[4]
Portugal entered three riders for men's omnium, madison, and women's omnium events, based on the nations performances, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.
Portugal entered a squad of four equestrians. Portuguese equestrians qualified for the team dressage events and individual jumping events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking.
Portuguese artistic gymnasts secured athlete quota places for the following events in Paris 2024. Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Ana Filipa Martins booked a spot in the Olympic women's individual all-around event for the third consecutive Games by being one of the top 14 all-arounders from a NOC that did not qualify a team at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[6]
Portugal secured one athlete quota place for the men's Olympic event, after placing two gymnasts in the top eight of the men's individual event at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain.[7]
Portuguese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.
Portugal will enter two skateboarders in the Olympic competition, one more than at the previous Games, after each secured a top 20 place in their respective event's Olympic World Skating Rankings on 23 June 2024. Gustavo Ribeiro will compete for the second consecutive Games in the men's street event, while Thomas Augusto will make his and Portugal's debut in the men's park event.
Portuguese surfers confirmed two quota places for the women's shortboard event. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Teresa Bonvalot finished among the top eight surfers eligible for qualification in the 2023 World Surf League rankings to secure a spot on the Portuguese roster for her second Games.[8][9] Meanwhile, the other Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Yolanda Hopkins, also qualified for her second Games after securing one of eight eligible quota places at the 2024 World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.[10]
Portuguese swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT):[11][12]
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Portugal qualified a table tennis squad for the men's team event the Games after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea. Two of those players will also participate in the men's singles event.[13] In addition, the country qualified two players for the women's singles event at the Games, after Shao Jieni and Fu Yu secured one of five quota places in offer at the 2024 European Olympic Singles Qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Portugal qualified a team of four triathletes (two men and two women) to compete in the mixed relay event at the Olympics, after finishing as one of the six eligible best-placed NOCs in the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Ranking of 25 March 2024.