Teresa Portela (Spanish canoeist)

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).

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1982 births

Living people

Spanish female canoeists

Olympic canoeists for Spain

Olympic medalists in canoeing

Olympic silver medalists for Spain

Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak

People from Cangas, Pontevedra

Sportspeople from the Province of Pontevedra

Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain

Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain

Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing

Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

Castelao Medal recipients