Portugal competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Portugal sent a delegation of eleven competitors. These participated in six sports, with a debut in boxing, however no medals were won. Results by event Athletics Men's 1,500 metres João José Pontes Campos Round 1 (heat 2) — 3:41.3 (→ 5th) Semi-final (heat 1) — 3:44.4 (→ 7th, did not advance) Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase José Manuel Sena Round 1 (heat 3) — did not finish Men's Marathon Anacleto Pereira Pinto Final — 2:17:04 (→ 16th place) Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg): João Manuel Miguel (a.k.a. Paquito) 1/16 final — Bye 1/8 final — Shamil Sabirov (URS) (→ lost 5:0, did not advance) Gymnastics Women's Team All-Round Competition: Maria Avelina Alvarez — 69,00 pts (→ 9th – 16th) {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; text-size:90%;" |colspan=4|Subdivision 1 |- !Exercises!!C!!O!!Total |- !Vault |8,85||8,65||17,50 |- !Uneven Bars |8,85||8,05||16,90 |- !Balance Beam |8,90||8,90||17,80 |- !Floor |8,75||8,05||16,80 |- !bgcolor=#ffffff|Total |35,35||33,65||69,00 |- |align=left colspan=4|Notes: C – compulsory; O – optional |} Judo Men's –60 kg: João Paulo Mendonça Pool B: Round 1 — Marian Donat (POL) (→ won by waza-ari) Round 2 — Thierry Rey (FRA) (→ lost by ippon) Repêchage — Reino Fagerlund (FIN) (→ lost by koka, did not advance) Men's Half Lightweight (–65 kg): José António Branco Pool A: Round 1 — Abdoulaye Thera (MLI) (→ won by waza-ari awasete ippon) Round 2 — Ilian Nedkov (BUL) (→ lost by waza-ari awasete ippon, did not advance) Men's Half Middleweight (–70 kg): António Roquete Andrade Pool A: Round 1 — Bye Round 2 — Berkane Lakhdar Adda (ALG) (→ won by waza-ari) Round 3 — Bernard Tchoullouyan (FRA) (→ lost by ippon, did not advance) Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 2) — 1:00.62(→ 5th, did not advance) Men's 200m Backstroke: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 1) — did not participate Men's 100m Butterfly: Paulo Frischknecht Heats (heat 4)— 57.94 (→ 5th, did not advance) Men's 100m Freestyle: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 1) — 52.85 (→ 5th, did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle: Rui Pinto Abreu Heats (heat 1) — 1:55.25 (→ 4th, did not advance) Paulo Frischknecht Heats (heat 1)— 1:55.06 (→ 3rd, did not advance) Men's 400m Freestyle: Paulo Frischknecht Heats (heat 4)— did not participate Weightlifting Men's Flyweight (–52 kg): Raul Diniz — 197,0 pts (→ 13th) {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" !rowspan=2|Event!!colspan=3|Attempt!!rowspan=2|Result!!rowspan=2|Place |- !1!!2!!3 |- !Snatch |82,5||87,5||87,5||82,5||17th |- !Clean& Jerk |115,0||120,0||122,5||115,0||11th