S.L. Benfica (canoeing)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ⓘ), commonly known as Benfica, is a canoeing team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica's canoeing section is composed of men and women teams. It was created amid the club's "Olympic Project" in 2010, set to develop athletes to represent Portugal at the Summer Olympic Games.[1][2][3]

Active departments of S.L. Benfica
Football
(men's)		 Football B
(men's)		 Football U19
(men's)
Football
(women's)		 Futsal Roller hockey
Basketball Handball Volleyball
Athletics Swimming Rugby union
Table tennis Billiards Canoeing

Technical staff and athletes

[4]

Name Nat. Job
João Coutinho Portugal Vice President
Carlos Lisboa Portugal General Manager
Ana Oliveira Portugal Section Manager

[5] [6] [7]

Name Nat. Discipline
Fernando Pimenta Portugal K-1 1000 m, K-1 5000 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m
Joana Vasconcelos Portugal K-1 500 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m, K-1 1000 m
João Ribeiro Portugal K-2 500 m, K-1 200 m, K-4 1000 m
Teresa Portela Portugal K-1 500 m, K-1 200 m - K-4 500 m

Honours

Joana Vasconcelos
  • Portuguese Women's K1 1000M Sprint Championship:
Winner (1): 2012[8]

João Ribeiro
  • Portuguese Championship Men's K1 1000M in Regatta in Line:
Winner (1): 2012
  • Portuguese Championship Men's K1 500M in Regatta in Line:
Winner (1): 2012
  • Portuguese Championship Men's K1 200M in Regatta in Line:
Winner (1): 2012[9]

Teresa Portela
  • Portuguese Cup Women's K1 500M in Regatta in Line:
Winner (1): 2012
  • Portuguese Cup Women's K1 200M in Regatta in Line:
Winner (1): 2012[10]

References
  1. Joana Vasconcelos: “Estar nos Jogos Olímpicos era um sonho” Slbenfica.pt, 4 October 2011
  2. João Ribeiro reforça Benfica Olímpico Slbenfica.pt, 3 January 2012
  3. Canoísta Teresa Portela no Benfica Olímpico Slbenfica.pt, 4 January 2012
  4. "Team Technical Staff". SL Benfica.pt. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. Joana Vasconcelos page at Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem (Portuguese)
  6. João Ribeiro page at Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem (Portuguese)
  7. Teresa Portela page at Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem (Portuguese)
  8. "Joana Vasconcelos é campeã nacional de fundo". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
  9. "Nacional de Regatas em Linha: João Ribeiro é tricampeão em K1". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
  10. Source
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.