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Teresa Portela

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Teresa Portela is the 5,873rd most popular athlete (down from 4,832nd in 2024), the 3,339th most popular biography from Spain (down from 3,098th in 2019) and the 100th most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Teresa Portela ranks 5,873 out of 6,025Before her are Eva Calvo, Alina Komashchuk, Antonio Díaz, Khristina Kalcheva, Anisya Kirdyapkina, and Christian Reitz. After her are Michael Diamond, Svetlana Podobedova, Debbie Dunn, Alin Moldoveanu, Naomi Folkard, and Simona Mușat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Teresa Portela ranks 1,332Before her are Danielle Deadwyler, Chechu Dorado, Dan Hardy, Toru Miyamoto, Marc Pujol, and Atsushi Matsuura. After her are Joel Anthony, Jesse Garcia, Hassan Abdel-Fattah, Kamel Chafni, Logi Geirsson, and Antara Biswas.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Teresa Portela ranks 3,339 out of 3,355Before her are Casto Espinosa (1982), Juanito (1980), Dani Raba (1995), Chechu Dorado (1982), Eva Calvo (1991), and Manel Navarro (1996). After her are Angy Fernández (1990), Míchel (1988), José Barkero (1979), Aimar Oroz (2001), Javi Martos (1984), and Sergio Escudero (1988).

Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Teresa Portela ranks 100Before her are Támara Echegoyen (1984), Mayte Martínez (1976), Iván Raña (1979), Alberto Martinez (null), Rafael Trujillo (1975), and Eva Calvo (1991). After her are Rosa Godoy (1982), Fátima Gálvez (1987), Kim Jung-hwan (null), Arturo Casado (1983), Mario Mola (1990), and Liliana Fernández (1987).