Teresa Portela (Spanish canoeist)

Teresa Portela

Portela in 2012
Personal information
Full name	María Teresa Portela Rivas
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42) Cangas, Spain
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Sprint 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 2020 Tokyo K-1 200 m World Championships 2002 Seville K-1 200 m 2005 Zagreb K-1 200 m 2001 Poznań K-4 200 m 2002 Seville K-4 200 m 2003 Gainesville K-1 200 m 2003 Gainesville K-2 200 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 200 m 2005 Zagreb K-2 200 m 2022 Dartmouth K-2 200 m 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m 2002 Seville K-4 500 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m 2005 Zagreb K-4 200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 2015 Milan K-1 200 m 2019 Szeged K-1 200 m 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m European Championships 2002 Szeged K-1 200 m 2002 Szeged K-4 200 m 2004 Poznań K-1 200 m 2004 Poznań K-2 200 m 2004 Poznań K-4 200 m 2006 Račice K-1 200 m 2009 Brandenburg K-1 200 m 2001 Milan K-4 200 m 2002 Szeged K-4 500 m 2011 Belgrade K-1 200 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m 2001 Milan K-4 500 m 2004 Poznań K-2 500 m 2004 Poznań K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-4 500 m 2010 Trasona K-1 200 m 2010 Trasona K-4 500 m Mediterranean Games 2018 Taragona K-1 200 m 2005 Almeria K-1 500 m 2009 Pescara K-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 seven 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]

• "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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• Teresa Portela at the International Canoe Federation
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• Teresa Portela at Olympedia

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