Teresa Portela (Spanish canoeist)

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María Teresa Portela Rivas (born 5 May 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Portela competed in seven Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal on her sixth games at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women's K-1 200 m. Previously she finished fourth on one occasion (2012 Summer Olympics: Women's K-1 200 m) and fifth on three occasions (2004: K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m; 2008: K-4 500 m).

Teresa Portela
Portela in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMaría Teresa Portela Rivas
NationalitySpanish
Born (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42)
Cangas, Spain
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K–4 200 m, K-4 500 m
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo K-1 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zagreb K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Poznań K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Milan K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Szeged K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Szeged K-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Račice K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Brandenburg K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Milan K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Szeged K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Poznań K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Poznań K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Trasona K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Trasona K-4 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Taragona K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almeria K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara K-1 500 m

She won 15 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with 2 golds (K-1 200 m: 2002, 2005), 6 silvers (K-1 200 m: 2003, K-2 200 m: 2003, 2005; K-4 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003) and 7 bronzes (K-4 200 m: 2005, K-4 500 m: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, K-1 200 m: 2015, 2019).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Tiempo de hoy – 1144–1152 p108 2004 -"... k-4, se espera mucho del equipo formado por Beatriz Marchena, Teresa Portela, María José García y Belén Sánchez. "
  • "Teresa Portela (ESP) at Canoe09.ca". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teresa Portela (full name: María Teresa Portela Rivas)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
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