Portugal competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. A delegation of sixty five competitors participated in a record number of eleven sports, with the Star sailing team winning an Olympic silver medal, the second in Portugal's history. Medalists Silver José Quina and Mário Quina — Sailing, Star. Athletics Men's 3000m Steeplechase: Joaquim Ferreira — 1st round: 11th (heat 1) Men's 5000m: Manuel Oliveira — 1st round: 6th (heat 2) Men's Decathlon: Júlio Santos — DNF (2282 points) 100m — 12,0 (597) Long Jump — 6,32 (592) Shot Put — 10,85 (488) High Jump — 1,65 (605) 400m — DNF 110m Hurdles — DNS Discus Throw — DNS Pole Vault — DNS Javelin Throw — DNS 1500m — DNS Men's Hammer Throw: Eduardo Martins — qualifiers (54,92) Men's Long Jump: Pedro de Almeida — qualifiers (7,10) Cycling Individual road race Francisco Valada — 77th - 142nd José Pacheco — 77th - 142nd Mário Silva — 77th - 142nd Ramiro Martins — 77th - 142nd Team time trial Francisco Valada, José Pacheco, Mário Silva and Ramiro Martins — 25th (2:33.19,61) Equestrian Men's Individual Dressage: António Nogueira — 10th (948 points) Luís Mena e Silva — 17th (775 points) Men's Individual Eventing: Álvaro Sabbo — eliminated Joaquim Duarte Silva — eliminated Jorge Eduardo Mathias — eliminated Mário Delgado — 35th (−705,15 points) Men's Team Eventing: Álvaro Sabbo, Joaquim Duarte Silva, Jorge Eduardo Mathias and Mário Delgado — eliminated Men's Individual Jumping: António Pereira de Almeida — eliminated Henrique Alves Calado — 11th (32 points) Carlos Lopes João — eliminated Men's Team Jumping: António Pereira de Almeida, Carlos Lopes João and Henrique Alves Calado — eliminated Fencing Nine fencers, eight men and one woman, represented Portugal in 1960. Men's foil Orlando Azinhais — 1st round: 6th (poule 1) Pedro Marçal — 1st round: 7th (poule 2) Manuel Borrego Men's épée José Fernandes — eighths-of-final: 6th (poule 4) José de Albuquerque — 1st round: 7th (poule 10) José Ferreira — eighths-of-final: 5th (poule 1) Men's team épée José Fernandes, José de Albuquerque, José Ferreira and Manuel Borrego — 1st round: 3rd (poule 1) Men's sabre António Marquilhas — 1st round: 6th (poule 6) Joaquim Rodrigues — 1st round: 4th (poule 10) Orlando Azinhais — 1st round: 5th (poule 1) Men's team sabre António Marquilhas, José Fernandes, Joaquim Rodrigues, José Ferreira, Orlando Azinhais — 1st round: 3rd (poule 4) Women's foil Maria Nápoles —