title: Portuguese Athletics Federation
text: # Portuguese Athletics Federation
  
  Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Portugal.
  
  ## History
  
  The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo was founded on 5 November 1921, under the name "Federação Portuguesa de Sports Atléticos". It is headquartered in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras. It's an independent sports governing body, of public interest, non-profit, ruled by their own code.
  
  The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo) organizes the Portuguese Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Championships. It has 21 regional associations, promoting and directing the practice of athletics, in men's and women's. In according with the International Association of Athletics Federations in which is a member, it also organizes doping tests in official competitions, as outside them, so it can detect doping in athletics.
  
  ## Portugal in Athletics
  
  In the Olympic Games, Portugal has won 10 medals at Athletics, including the country's only 4 gold medals.
  
  ## Kits
  
  Portugal's kits are currently supplied by Puma.
  
  ## Olympic medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Games | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Carlos Lopes | 1976 Montreal | Men's 10000 metres |
  | Gold | Carlos Lopes | 1984 Los Angeles | Men's marathon |
  | Bronze | António Leitão | 1984 Los Angeles | Men's 5000 metres |
  | Bronze | Rosa Mota | 1984 Los Angeles | Women's marathon |
  | Gold | Rosa Mota | 1988 Seoul | Women's marathon |
  | Gold | Fernanda Ribeiro | 1996 Atlanta | Women's 10000 metres |
  | Bronze | Fernanda Ribeiro | 2000 Sydney | Women's 10000 metres |
  | Silver | Francis Obikwelu | 2004 Athens | Men's 100 metres |
  | Bronze | Rui Silva | 2004 Athens | Men's 1500 metres |
  | Gold | Nelson Évora | 2008 Beijing | Men's triple jump |
  | Gold | Pedro Pichardo | 2020 Tokyo | Men's triple jump |
  | Silver | Patrícia Mamona | 2020 Tokyo | Women's triple jump |
  
  ## Other Competitions
  
  * World Athletics Competitions
  * European Athletics Championships
  * European Athletics Indoor Championships
  * European U23 Championships
  * European Junior Championships
  * European Cross Country Championships
  * European Mountain Running Championships
  