Teresa Portela (Portuguese canoeist)

Teresa do Rosário Afonso Portela (born 30 October 1987) is a Portuguese sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. At club level, she competes for S.L. Benfica.

Teresa Portela

Personal information
Full name	Teresa do Rosário Afonso Portela
Born	30 October 1987 (1987-10-30) (age 35) Esposende, Portugal
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-1 150 m, K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-4 200 m, K-4 500 m
Club	Benfica
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  Portugal World Championships 2022 Dartmouth K-2 Mix 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-2 Mix 200 m European Championships 2018 Belgrade K-2 200 m 2011 Belgrade K-1 200 m 2012 Zagreb K-1 200 m 2014 Brandenburg K-1 200 m 2014 Brandenburg K-1 500 m Mediterranean Games 2018 Taragona K-1 200 m

Portela also competed in the K-1 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, but she was eliminated in the semifinals. In 2010, Portela won the gold in the K1 200m World Cup at Szeged, Hungary. In 2011, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Belgrade and also won the World Cup II meet, both in the K1 200 discipline. That year, Portela won her 50th national title, having won a total of 52.

Portela qualified for London 2012 in K4 500, K1 500 and K1 200 at the World Championships in Szeged 2011. After a year off, Portela was back racing in 2014 winning a medal at the World Cup in Szeged and double bronze in the Europeans, finishing with a 5th place in the K1 500 m in the World Championships in Moscow, Russia.