Teresa Portela (Spanish canoeist)

María Teresa Pórtela Rivas (born 5 May 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. 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

Portela in 2012
Personal information
Full name	María Teresa Pórtela Rivas
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 Cangas do Morrazo, Pontevedra, 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 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 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 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

Portela also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Women's K-1 200 m. In her previous attempts she had been fifth on three occasions (2004: K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m; 2008: K-4 500 m).