A dedicated winner team!

Our team is made of Nuno Mendes and Pedro Fraga, two athletes with more than twenty years of experience in this sport and about fifteen at top level.

As a duo they achieved outstanding international results for Portugal. They also competed in two editions of the Olympic Games: Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, where they reached 8th and 5th place, respectively.

Nuno Mendes

Postgraduate in Management
Sport and Physical Education degree, with a speciality in sport and performance.

Rower since 1994, with several participations in the Olympics Games, World and European championships, as well as World Cups.

Achievements:

  • Fitft in the 2012 London Olympic Games
  • Eight in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
  • LM2x Silver in U23 World Championships Poznan 2004
  • LM2x Silver in U23 World Championships Amsterdam 2005
  • LM2x Silver in European Championships Montemor-o-Velho 2010
  • LM2x Bronze in European Championships Plovdiv 2011
  • LM2x Silver in European Championships Varese 2012

Pedro Fraga

MSc in Sports

Speciality in High Performance Training

Achievements:

  • LM2x Silver in U23 World Championships Poznan 2004
  • LM2x Silver in U23 World Championships Amsterdam 2005
  • LM2x Silver in European Championships Montemor-o-Velho 2010
  • LM2x Bronze in European Championships Plovdiv 2011
  • LM2x Silver in European Championships Varese 2012
  • Silver in European Championships Seville 2013
  • European Champion Belgrade 2014