Nobre Guedes Olympic Medal
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The Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes (Portuguese: Medalha Olímpica Nobre Guedes) is the most prestigious annual award given by the Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) to still-active Portuguese sportspeople which stood out for their sporting results and achievements in the previous year. It is named in honour of the former COP president Francisco Nobre Guedes (1957–1968) and has been awarded uninterruptedly since 1951.
List of decorated personalities
[edit]So far, 67 sports personalities have been decorated with this award. Below is a full list.
Awards by sport
[edit]| Rank | Sport | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics | 19 |
| 2 | Judo | 7 |
| – | Sailing | 7 |
| 4 | Gymnastics | 6 |
| – | Swimming | 6 |
| 5 | Shooting | 5 |
| 6 | Weightlifting | 3 |
| – | Wrestling | 3 |
| 8 | Basketball | 2 |
| – | Equestrian | 2 |
| – | Fencing | 2 |
| 11 | Archery | 1 |
| – | Canoeing | 1 |
| – | Handball | 1 |
| – | Modern pentathlon | 1 |
| – | Roller hockey | 1 |
| – | Rugby union | 1 |
| – | Triathlon | 1 |
References
[edit]- Olimpo - Revista oficial do COP, nº 121 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Comité Olímpico de Portugal. 2006-11-20. pp. p. 6. Retrieved 2006-12-02.