José Vicente de Moura
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José Vicente de Moura is the current president of the Olympic Committee of Portugal
since 1997. This is his second term on this office, as he also held this position from 1990 to 1992. He was Portugal
's chief of mission at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, United States
, where this nation conquered its first Olympic gold medal
.
Olympic Committee of Portugal
The Olympic Committee of Portugal is a non-profit organisation of public utility, which serves as the National Olympic Committee for Portugal. It was founded on October 26, 1909, to ensure a timely, methodical and state-sponsored participation at the Games of the V Olympiad, in Stockholm...
since 1997. This is his second term on this office, as he also held this position from 1990 to 1992. He was Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
's chief of mission at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where this nation conquered its first Olympic gold medal
Portugal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Portugal competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.A delegation of thirty eight competitors participated in eleven sports, bringing home a total of three medals – a feat only repeated 20 years later, in Athens – including Portugal's first ever Olympic gold medal, through...
.