Teresa Portela
Portela in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMaría Teresa Portela Rivas
NationalitySpanish
Born (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982
Cangas, Spain
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K–4 200 m, K-4 500 m
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoK-1 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 SevilleK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2005 ZagrebK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2001 PoznańK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2002 SevilleK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2022 DartmouthK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2001 PoznańK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2002 SevilleK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2003 GainesvilleK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZagrebK-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2009 DartmouthK-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2009 DartmouthK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 MilanK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 DuisburgK-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 SzegedK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2002 SzegedK-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place2004 PoznańK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2004 PoznańK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2004 PoznańK-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place2006 RačiceK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2009 BrandenburgK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2001 MilanK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2002 SzegedK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2011 BelgradeK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2001 MilanK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2004 PoznańK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2004 PoznańK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2008 MilanK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 TrasonaK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 TrasonaK-4 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TaragonaK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2005 AlmeriaK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2009 PescaraK-1 500 m

María Teresa Portela Rivas (born 5 May 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Portela competed in six Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal on her sixth games at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women's K-1 200 m. Previously she finished fourth on one occasion (2012 Summer Olympics: Women's K-1 200 m) and fifth on three occasions (2004: K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m; 2008: K-4 500 m).

She won 15 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with 2 golds (K-1 200 m: 2002, 2005), 6 silvers (K-1 200 m: 2003, K-2 200 m: 2003, 2005; K-4 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003) and 7 bronzes (K-4 200 m: 2005, K-4 500 m: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, K-1 200 m: 2015, 2019).[1]

References

  1. Tiempo de hoy – 1144–1152 p108 2004 -"... k-4, se espera mucho del equipo formado por Beatriz Marchena, Teresa Portela, María José García y Belén Sánchez. "
  • "Teresa Portela (ESP) at Canoe09.ca". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teresa Portela (full name: María Teresa Portela Rivas)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
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