Dream (almost) fulfilled
Fernando Pimenta won his second Olympic medal, and the second canoe medal for Portugal, in his third Olympic Games. In Tokyo, the canoeist won the bronze medal in K1 1000m, with a time of 3.22.478 min, fulfilling his dream of winning an Olympic medal in an individual event, after winning the silver medal with Emanuel Silva in K2 1000m at London 2012. He said he was happy with the achievement, but had ambitions of becoming an Olympic champion in the future:
“Getting this podium was very important, and I still have a lot to give to national sport. I'm never satisfied. In my head I always want to improve and be the fastest to the finish line.”
Fernando Pimenta
Other Highlights
Participation of Benfica Athletes in the Olympic Games
Olympic Football - First participation of Benfica athletes in the Olympic Games
1928
Manuel Dias - A marathon with obstacles
1936
Luís Howorth -
Benfica’s first and only participation in shooting
1952
Athletes quartet
- Casimiro, Eleutério, Matos Fernandes, and Paquete
1952
Alexandre Yokochi - Expectations exceeded in swimming debut
1984
António Leitão
- Bronze medal
1984
High hopes for young stars
- High moment of the “red” swimming
1988
Diogo Madeira
- Three participations, constant evolution
1996
Uchenna Emedolou
- Second “red” bronze medal
2004
Nelson Évora
- First gold!
2008
Vanessa Fernandes
- Silver that feels like gold
2008
Athletics
- A handful of good performances
2016
Telma Monteiro
- The medal she fought so hard for
2016
