Latest news and stories about national record in Portugal for expats and residents.
Portuguese athletes concluded the European Swimming Championships in Paris with strong performances, including new national records from Diogo Ribeiro in the 50m freestyle and Francisca Martins in the 400m freestyle. Martins finished fourth in her final, while Camila Rebelo secured a silver medal in the 200m backstroke earlier in the tournament.
The Portuguese swimmer finished fourth in the 400m freestyle final in Paris, setting a new national record.
Ukrainian Nikita Sheremet won the gold medal, Russian Egor Kornev took second place, and Serbian Andrej Barna won the bronze. Diogo Ribeiro tied for sixth place with another swimmer.
Jéssica Barreira sets a new national record for Portugal in the heptathlon event.
Portuguese athlete Joana Pontes set a new national record in the race walk marathon today, finishing the event at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 3:41:36 hours, placing 10th.
The Portuguese women's 4x100m relay team set a new national record during the European Championships held in Birmingham.
Joana Pontes sets a new national record for Portugal in the race walking marathon event.
Vitoria Oliveira set a new national record in the half-marathon race walk during the European Championships held in Birmingham.
Camila Rebelo made history for Portuguese swimming again this Friday by securing a spot in the 100m backstroke final at the European Championships in Paris. The Portuguese swimmer finished the semi-finals with the eighth-fastest time of 59.90 seconds, setting a new national record and becoming the first Portuguese woman to swim the distance in a long-course pool in under a minute. This achievement follows her recent silver medal in the 200m backstroke at the same championships.
Portuguese athlete Pedro Buaró equalled the all-time national record for the pole vault at the outdoor European Athletics Championships by clearing 5.60 metres, securing one of the 12 spots in the final scheduled for Sunday.
Fatoumata Diallo secured a historic bronze medal and set a new national record for Portugal in the 400m hurdles event held in Birmingham.
The Portuguese athlete also broke the national record and was close to winning silver. In the triple jump, Pedro Pichardo only needed one jump to reach the final.
With 8.18 metres in Birmingham, Gerson Baldé equalled Portugal's best-ever result at the outdoor European Championships, a record that had stood since Brussels 1950.
Camila Rebelo became the European vice-champion in the 200-meter backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Paris. The Portuguese swimmer broke the national record for the second consecutive day and secured Portugal's second silver medal in the history of the competition.
The Portuguese women's 4x200m freestyle relay team improved the national record by more than 12 seconds today, lowering it to 8:01.21 minutes and qualifying for the final at the European Aquatics Championships.
Tatjana Pinto sets a new national record for Portugal in the 100-metre sprint.
Portuguese athlete José Carlos Pinto set a new national 5,000-metre record today, winning the Nacht van de Atletiek meeting in Belgium with a time of 12:59.75 minutes.
Pedro Buaró sets a new national record in the pole vault event.
Sofia Lavreshina has matched the national record for Portugal in the 400-meter hurdles event.
Portuguese athlete Tatjana Pinto broke the national 100-metre record on Saturday, running the distance in 11.09 seconds during the heats of the Sparkassen Gala in Regensburg, Germany.
Sprinter Fatoumata Diallo improved her national 400m hurdles record by winning the event at the Warsaw Meeting in 54.31 seconds, the Portuguese Athletics Federation announced on its Facebook page.
The Portuguese 4x100 metre mixed relay team broke the national record again today, now set at 40.76 seconds, in the second qualifying round of the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone.
Lorene Bazolo, Tatjana Pinto, Beatriz Castelhano, and Arialis Gandulla set a new Portuguese record of 43.11 seconds in the women's 4x100 metres, beating the 43.86 mark set in June 2025.
Portuguese athlete Agate de Sousa set her sights today on the national long jump record, currently held by her mentor Naide Gomes, after being crowned world indoor champion.
The national medal tally increases to 20, seven of which are gold.
Portuguese athlete Gerson Baldé made history by winning the world long jump title, concluding the short-track World Championships with a high-level performance. He secured the gold medal on his final attempt with a jump of 8.46 metres, setting a new national record and the world-leading mark of the year. This follows his recent indoor national record of 8.32 metres and his national high jump title, cementing his status as a leading figure in contemporary Portuguese athletics.
The Portuguese athlete Gerson Baldé won the world indoor long jump title in Torun, Poland, with a jump of 8.46 metres (a new national record) achieved on his sixth and final attempt.
