Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics Portugal competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It was the nation's twenty-second consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The Olympic Committee of Portugal was represented by a delegation of 129 people, of which 77 were competitors participating in 16 sports. Nelson Évora, the 2007 triple jump world champion, was chosen as the flag bearer during the opening ceremony; he won the triple jump event, giving Portugal its fourth ever Olympic gold medal. A single male archer secured qualification by winning the individual competition at the Final World Qualification Tournament,
Cape Verde at the 2008 Summer Olympics debut in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At their debut, the country sent three athletes to the games, all in athletics. The most number of Cape Verde athletes participating in a summer games, is three in 1996, 2004 and 2012. No Cape Verde athlete has ever progressed out of the first round. Two athletes from Cape Verde were selected to compete in the 2008 games; Nelson Cruz in the men's marathon and Wania Monteiro in the women's all-round gymnastics. Cape Verde was represented by one athlete at the 2008 Olympics